TN HB1321 | 2025-2026 | 114th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)
Status: Passed on May 27 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-27 - Effective date(s) 05/21/2025
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)
Status: Passed on May 27 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-27 - Effective date(s) 05/21/2025
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
As enacted, creates a marketing division within the department to replace the tourism division; authorizes the department to enter into agreements with the department of transportation to assist with maintenance of welcome center facilities; creates a welcome centers division within the department to oversee such centers throughout the state; directs the commissioner of finance and administration to transfer from highway user taxes allocated to the highway fund an amount sufficient to support the annual appropriation for implementation and administration of all welcome centers in the state. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 22.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 22, relative to tourism.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-04-21 - House - FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 86 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-08 - House - HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (Y: 28 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-02 - House - HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-26 - House - HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-04 - House - HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-08 - House - HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (Y: 28 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-02 - House - HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-26 - House - HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-04 - House - HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-27 | Effective date(s) 05/21/2025 | |
| 2025-05-27 | Pub. Ch. 523 | |
| 2025-05-21 | Signed by Governor. | |
| 2025-05-09 | House | Transmitted to Governor for his action. |
| 2025-05-08 | Senate | Signed by Senate Speaker |
| 2025-04-30 | House | Signed by H. Speaker |
| 2025-04-24 | House | Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. |
| 2025-04-21 | Senate | Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 |
| 2025-04-21 | Senate | Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. |
| 2025-04-21 | Senate | Received from House, Passed on First Consideration |
| 2025-04-21 | House | Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. |
| 2025-04-21 | House | Passed H., Ayes 86, Nays 0, PNV 1 |
| 2025-04-17 | House | H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/21/2025 |
| 2025-04-16 | House | Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025 |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/8/2025 |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025 |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025 |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/26/2025 |
| 2025-03-12 | House | Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/19/2025 |
| 2025-03-12 | House | Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/19/2025 |
| 2025-03-05 | House | Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/12/2025 |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee |
| 2025-02-26 | House | Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/4/2025 |
| 2025-02-12 | House | Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee |
| 2025-02-12 | House | P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee |
| 2025-02-10 | House | Intro., P1C. |
| 2025-02-10 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2025-02-06 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB1306 (Crossfiled) 2025-05-27 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 523
