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SB2283Introduced in the Senate

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 67, relative to tourism.

Passed

Introduced by Richard Briggs, District 7

What does this bill do?

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Official description

As enacted, requires revenue that is received by a municipality and that is used to fund a destination marketing entity engaged in tourism promotion on behalf of the municipality be released to the destination marketing entity no later than 120 days after the municipality approves its final budget. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 67.

Where it stands

Effective date(s) 05/22/2026

May 27, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION · April 23, 2026

89

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

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

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
John Crawford1Yes
Bud Hulsey2Yes
Timothy Hill3Yes
Renea Jones4Yes
David Hawk5Yes
Tim Hicks6Yes
Rebecca Alexander7Yes
Jerome Moon8Yes
Gary Hicks9Yes
Rick Eldridge10Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

  4. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/10/2026

  5. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/17/2026

  6. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  7. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  8. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026

  9. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/25/2026

  10. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026

  11. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026

  12. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026

  13. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/31/2026

  14. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/31/2026

  15. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0

  16. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2026

  17. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0960)

  18. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0

  19. Sponsor(s) Added.

  20. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  21. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  22. Subst. for comp. HB.

  23. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1138)

  24. Passed H., as am., Ayes 85, Nays 0, PNV 0

  25. Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/22/2026

  26. Senate refused to concur in amendment

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

  28. H. refused to recede from H. am. no. 1

  29. Motion to lift from table adopted.

  30. Motion to reconsider adopted.

  31. H. am. no. 1 reconsidered, withdrawn.

  32. Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0

  33. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  34. Signed by Senate Speaker

  35. Signed by H. Speaker

  36. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  37. Signed by Governor.

  38. Pub. Ch. 1125

  39. Effective date(s) 05/22/2026

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