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HB2509Introduced in the House

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 53; Title 13; Title 48, Chapter 101, Part 3; Title 56 and Title 67, relative to housing.

Passed

Introduced by Cameron Sexton, District 25

What does this bill do?

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Official description

As enacted, establishes the community workforce housing innovation pilot program to be administered by the Tennessee housing development agency; authorizes the agency to provide loans to an applicant for construction or rehabilitation of workforce housing in each of the three grand divisions; requires the housing to be affordable to natural persons or families who meet certain criteria. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 53; Title 13; Title 48, Chapter 101, Part 3; Title 56 and Title 67.

Where it stands

Effective date(s) 05/21/2026, 07/01/2026

May 27, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

6 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

SenateStage: FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration · April 23, 2026

32

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

32 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 State & Local Government Committee - Government Operations for Review

  4. Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  6. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  8. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026

  9. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee

  10. Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/23/2026

  11. Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

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

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

  14. Placed behind the budget

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  22. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0739)

  23. H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1195)

  24. Sponsor(s) Added.

  25. Passed H., as am., Ayes 79, Nays 7, PNV 6

  26. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  27. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  28. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  29. Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0632)

  30. Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA1072)

  31. Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

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

  33. Signed by H. Speaker

  34. Signed by Senate Speaker

  35. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  36. Signed by Governor.

  37. Pub. Ch. 1037

  38. Effective date(s) 05/21/2026, 07/01/2026

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