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Votes at a glance: Finance, Ways and Means committee advances 30+ bills to Calendar & Rules
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Summary
On April 14, 2026 the Tennessee House Finance, Ways and Means Committee advanced a long slate of bills — primarily technical and administrative measures — to Calendar & Rules; one high‑profile measure on a 5% secondary‑ticket assessment failed in committee.
The Tennessee House Finance, Ways and Means Committee met April 14 and moved more than three dozen bills to Calendar & Rules, from emergency‑services fee extensions to administrative clean‑up measures.
Among the results recorded during the session: House Bill 25‑10 (extension for commercial development district sales tax stability) passed 25‑0; House Bill 20‑97 (ground ambulance assessment extension) passed 24‑0; House Bill 22‑23 (fireworks code additions for novelties and ground‑based sparkling devices) passed 24‑0; House Bill 25‑40 (state employees/hiring and disciplinary procedures), after extended discussion, passed 23‑5; House Bill 18‑16 (opioid abatement fund distributions) passed 28‑0. One prominent measure, House Bill 21‑35 (a 5% assessment on secondary ticket resales to fund small music‑venue grants with a ban on speculative ticketing), failed in committee 11‑15.
Most bills forwarded to Calendar & Rules were described as technical or permissive changes and drew little debate; several omnibus or administration bills prompted substantive member questions about implementation and oversight. The committee recessed after completing its calendar and hearing a brief announcement from Chairlady Moody.
Votes recorded (selected): - HB 25‑10 — 25 yeas, 0 nays (moved to Calendar & Rules) - HB 20‑97 — 24 yeas, 0 nays (moved to Calendar & Rules) - HB 22‑23 — 24 yeas, 0 nays (moved to Calendar & Rules) - HB 25‑40 — 23 yeas, 5 nays (moved to Calendar & Rules) - HB 21‑35 — 11 yeas, 15 nays, 2 present not voting (motion failed) - HB 18‑16 — 28 yeas, 0 nays (moved to Calendar & Rules)
The committee recorded roll call and quorum at the start of the meeting and concluded by advancing most bills to the next stage; any bills sent to the Calendar & Rules calendar will be scheduled for further floor action per the legislative calendar.
