Tourist Development, Dept. of - 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.
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Introduced
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4To Governor
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History
2025
May 27Comp. became Pub. Ch. 523Latest
Apr 21Companion House Bill substitutedMajor
Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/21/2025 Passed. Result: pass.Upper
Apr 17Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/21/2025
Apr 15Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
Vote recorded SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/15/2025 Passed. Result: pass.Upper
Apr 8Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025
Mar 26Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
Vote recorded SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee 3/26/2025 Passed. Result: pass.Upper
Mar 19Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 3/26/2025
Mar 19Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/26/2025
Mar 13Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/19/2025
Feb 12Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources CommitteeMinor
Feb 10Introduced, Passed on First ConsiderationMinor