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HB0308Introduced in the House

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 6, Part 7, relative to sales and use taxes.

Failed

Introduced by John Gillespie, District 97

What does this bill do?

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Official description

As introduced, authorizes certain counties to levy a local option sales tax at the rate of 3.75 percent, instead of a maximum of 2.75 percent, if the revenue from the increase in such tax is used by the county exclusively for the construction of a new county jail or to retire debt, including principal and interest and related expenses, on such construction. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6, Part 7.

Where it stands

Failed in State & Local Government Committee

April 8, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Failed in State & Local Government Committee · April 8, 2025

7

Yes

13

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

21 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

What do people think?

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See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
John Crawford1No
Jerome Moon8Yes
Rick Eldridge10No
Michele Carringer16Yes
Dave Wright19Yes
Dan Howell22No
Greg Martin26No
Tim Rudd34No
Dennis Powers36Not Voting
Iris Rudder39Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. Sponsor(s) Added.

  4. P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  5. Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

  6. Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/12/2025

  7. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee

  8. Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/26/2025

  9. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  10. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/5/2025

  11. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/12/2025

  12. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/12/2025

  13. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/19/2025

  14. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/19/2025

  15. Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  16. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/26/2025

  17. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025

  18. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025

  19. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/2/2025

  20. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/9/2025

  21. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/9/2025

  22. Failed in State & Local Government Committee

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