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HB1389 • 2026

Aircraft and Airports

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 42, relative to airports.

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Sponsor
Howell, Taylor
Last action
2026-03-24
Official status
Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide information on immediate effectiveness beyond becoming a law, so this claim was removed and replaced with the general statement that it takes effect upon becoming law.

Changing Airport Reporting Time

This bill changes the reporting deadline for airport joint boards from thirty calendar days to thirty business days before the start of a fiscal year.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the time limit for airport joint boards to submit reports from thirty (30) days to thirty (30) business days before the start of a fiscal year.
  • Updates Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 42, Section 42-5-204(a) to reflect this change.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Airport joint boards that oversee county or municipal airports in Tennessee

Terms To Know

joint board
A group made up of members from different public agencies who work together to manage a county or municipal airport.
fiscal year
The period used for budgeting and financial reporting, usually starting on July 1st in Tennessee.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what happens if the report is submitted late.
  • Only affects joint boards overseeing county or municipal airports in Tennessee.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee

  2. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Transportation Committee

  3. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  4. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  5. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee

  6. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  7. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  8. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  9. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

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Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 1341
By Taylor

HOUSE BILL 1389
By Howell

HB1389
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 42,
relative to airports.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 42-5-204(a), is amended by deleting
"thirty (30) days" and substituting "thirty (30) business days".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.