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Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 1982: Professions and Occupations - As enacted, decreases from 18 to 16, the minimum age an individual must be to apply for a license to be a bid caller auctioneer. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 19.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1982 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 22, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Professions and Occupations - As enacted, decreases from 18 to 16, the minimum age an individual must be to apply for a license to be a bid caller auctioneer. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 19. Primary sponsor: Rusty Grills (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 840.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rusty GrillsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse77

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 840
  2. Comp. SB subst.
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/13/2026
  5. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026
  6. H. Placed on Consent Calendar
  7. Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to 4/9/2026
  8. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026
  9. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  10. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  11. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/31/2026
  12. Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/25/2026

Showing 12 most recent of 27 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source