TennesseeTennessee cities must release tourism funds within 120 days
Tennessee municipalities must release tourism funds within 120 days after approving their final budgets, for year-round groups with dedicated tourism budgets.
What it does
Municipalities must release revenue used to fund local tourism promotion to the marketing entity within 120 days after approving their final budgets. The entity must promote tourism for the municipality, operate year-round, and have a dedicated budget with steady funding.
Argument forTourism marketing groups could receive municipal funding sooner because cities must release it within 120 days after approving their final budgets.
Argument againstMunicipalities could have less time to manage these funds because they must release them within 120 days after approving their final budgets.
More detail
A municipality must release covered tourism funds to the destination marketing entity. The rule covers municipal revenue used to fund an entity that promotes tourism for the municipality. The entity must be a nonprofit or government unit that works year-round and has a dedicated tourism marketing budget supported by a steady funding source. The law takes effect upon becoming law. The 120-day deadline runs from the municipality’s approval of its final budget.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- May 27Pub. Ch. 1125Latest
- May 27Effective date(s) 05/22/2026
- May 22Signed by Governor Bill Lee.Became Law
- May 11Transmitted to Governor for action.To Governor
- May 7Signed by H. SpeakerMajor
- May 6Signed by Senate SpeakerMajor
- May 5Enrolled and ready for signaturesMinor
- Apr 23Motion to lift from table adopted.
- Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 23Motion to reconsider adopted.
- Apr 23H. am. no. 1 reconsidered, withdrawn.
- Apr 23Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0Major
- Apr 22Senate refused to concur in amendmentMinor
- Apr 22H. Placed on Message Calendar #2 for 4/22/26
- Apr 22H. refused to recede from H. am. no. 1
- Apr 21Subst. for comp. HB.Major
- Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 21H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1138)Major
- Apr 21Passed H., as am., Ayes 85, Nays 0, PNV 0Passed House
- Apr 21Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/22/2026
- Apr 20Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- Apr 15Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0960)
- Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/15/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 15Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0Passed Senate
- Apr 15Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
- Apr 15Engrossed; ready for transmission to HouseMinor
- Apr 13Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2026
- Mar 31Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- Vote recorded SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/31/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 30Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/31/2026
- Mar 25Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026
- Mar 25Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026
- Mar 25Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/31/2026
- Mar 24Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/25/2026
- Mar 24Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026
- Mar 18Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026
- Mar 17Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026
- Mar 11Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026
- Mar 10Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/17/2026
- Mar 3Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/10/2026
- Feb 5Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government CommitteeMinor
- Feb 2Filed for introductionMinor
- Feb 2Introduced, Passed on First ConsiderationIntroduced
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