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HB0397Introduced in the House

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

Passed

Introduced by Greg Vital, District 29

What does this bill do?

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Official description

As enacted, authorizes an entity designated to operate a stadium designed to host games of an intercollegiate football team that competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) to receive a special allocation of state and local sales tax revenue derived from the sale of admission to events occurring within the stadium and from all sales of food, drinks, merchandise, and parking sold on the premises of the stadium to fund capital and operation expenses for the stadium. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.

Where it stands

Effective date(s) 05/07/2026

May 14, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

6 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

SenateStage: FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration · April 22, 2026

31

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

31 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Adam Lowe1Yes
Tom Hatcher2Yes
Rusty Crowe3Yes
Robert Harshbarger4Yes
Randy McNally5Yes
Becky Massey6Yes
Richard Briggs7Yes
Jessie Seal8Yes
Steve Southerland9Yes
Todd Gardenhire10Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  5. Sponsor(s) Added.

  6. Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  7. Sponsor change.

  8. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/26/2025

  9. Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/2/2025

  10. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025

  11. Placed behind the budget

  12. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

  13. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026

  14. Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to the Final Calendar No. 2

  15. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  16. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  17. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026

  18. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  19. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026

  20. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026

  21. Sponsor(s) Added.

  22. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1189)

  23. Passed H., as am., Ayes 78, Nays 10, PNV 3

  24. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  25. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  26. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  27. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA1104)

  28. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0

  29. H. Placed on Message Calendar #2 for 4/22/26

  30. H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 88, Nays 3 PNV 0 HB0397

  31. Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  32. Signed by H. Speaker

  33. Signed by Senate Speaker

  34. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  35. Signed by Governor.

  36. Pub. Ch. 927

  37. Effective date(s) 05/07/2026

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