The Tennessee House Commerce Committee took the following formal actions during its March 1 meeting. This roundup lists each bill or nomination acted on in committee, the committee outcome and the vote tally where recorded.

Votes at a glance

- John Hyde — Reappointment to the Tennessee Public Utility Commission (House joint resolution/nomination): Approved by committee, tally 22 ayes, 0 nos. The committee reported the nomination onward (reported to Calendar and Rules for consideration). (Transcript: reappointment presentation and vote.)

- House Bill 683 — Enhanced armed-guard license (amendment 004376 attached): Passed 22 ayes, 0 nos; advanced to Government Operations. (Sponsor: Leader Lambeth.)

- House Bill 871 — Developer access to buyers’ condominium deposits (amendment 3950 attached): Passed 19 ayes, 4 nos; advanced to Calendar and Rules. (Sponsor: Chairman Rutter.)

- House Bill 378 (HB 3 78) — Reserve officers serving as security guards (amendment 3848 attached): Passed 21 ayes, 0 noes; advanced to Calendar and Rules. (Sponsor: Representative McCallman.)

- House Bill 561 — Utility district and comptroller measures (emergency operating loans, TBOR contested-case streamlining, bond issuance): Passed 21 ayes, 0 noes; advanced to Calendar and Rules. (Sponsor: Representative Caplan.)

- House Bill 11 43 — Cleanup consolidating renewable/clean energy lists: Passed 18 ayes, 0 nos; advanced to Calendar and Rules. (Sponsor: Chairman Boyd.)

- House Bill 4 21 — Utility commissioner continuing education adjustment (amendment 3624 attached): Passed 16 ayes, 0 nos; advanced to Finance. (Sponsor: Speaker Pro Tem Marsh.)

- House Bill 4 12 — Propane industry reference cleanup (removes obsolete national association reference): Passed 16 ayes, 0 nos; advanced to Calendar and Rules. (Sponsor: Representative Lynn.)

- House Bill 11 54 — Self-storage operator authority (treat continued use as acceptance of lease revisions; eviction of tenants living in units): Passed 17 ayes, 0 nos; advanced to Calendar and Rules. (Sponsor: Representative Lynn.)

- House Bill 378, 561, 378 and others noted above were sent forward with unanimous or near-unanimous committee support except where noted.

Rolled or postponed for further work

- House Bill 713 (cemetery regulation cleanup): Rolled one week for sponsors and stakeholders to resolve conflicting amendments (noted as late amendment 4464). (Sponsor: Representative Alexander.)

- House Bill 1384 (Paystub Protection Act): Rolled one week for clarifications on mandatory vs. request-triggered employer duties and independent contractor coverage. (Sponsor: Representative Harris.)

Other committee actions

- House Bill 1342 — Process for removing improperly filed UCC liens against public officials: The committee approved the bill; it will be referred to Judiciary. (Sponsor: Representative Lynn.)

Notes on tallies and records: The committee clerk recorded the vote tallies cited above where the transcript shows a clerk report. Several items were approved with unanimous recorded tallies; others (for example HB 871) recorded a non-unanimous vote. Where a numerical tally was not read aloud in the transcript, the result (approved/rolled) is noted without a numeric tally.

— Compiled from the House Commerce Committee transcript for March 1, including roll calls and clerk tallies.