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HB2073 • 2026

Lobbying, Lobbyists

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2; Title 3 and Title 8, relative to lobbying.

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Sponsor
Reeves, Lowe
Last action
2026-04-15
Official status
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Lobbying, Lobbyists

ON APRIL 21, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2264, AS AMENDED.

What This Bill Does

  • ON APRIL 21, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2264, AS AMENDED.
  • AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, require each school board, municipal utility, utility district, and department, agency, or entity of county, municipal, or metropolitan government that employes a contractor, subcontractor, or representative fo r purposes of lobbying, to file a disclosure report within 45 days following the conclusion of the six-month periods ending June 30th and December 31st.
  • Present law requires such disclosure report to include the aggregate total amount of lobbyist compens at ion paid by the employer within a set of prescribed ranges.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Amendment 1-0 to SB2264

Plain English: Amendment No.

  • Amendment No.
  • 1 to SB2264 Lowe Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2264 House Bill No.
  • 2073* SA1068 018288 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  2. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  3. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 4

  4. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA1068)

  5. 2026-04-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  6. 2026-04-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2026

  7. 2026-04-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate Reset on calendar for 4/21/2026

  8. 2026-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  9. 2026-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026

  10. 2026-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026

  11. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  12. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate Reset on calendar for 4/20/2026

  13. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2026

  14. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  15. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed behind the budget

  16. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  17. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026

  18. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  19. 2026-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  20. 2026-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  21. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026

  22. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026

  23. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/31/2026

  24. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026

  25. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  26. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  27. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026

  28. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/18/2026

  29. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  30. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026

  31. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  32. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

  33. 2026-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  34. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  35. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee

  36. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  37. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  38. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  39. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  40. 2026-01-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON APRIL 21, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2264, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, require each school board, municipal utility, utility district, and department, agency, or entity of county, municipal, or metropolitan government that employes a contractor, subcontractor, or representative fo
r purposes of lobbying, to file a disclosure report within 45 days following the conclusion of the six-month periods ending June 30th and December 31st. Present law requires such disclosure report to include the aggregate total amount of lobbyist compens
at
ion paid by the employer within a set of prescribed ranges.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 2264
By Lowe

HOUSE BILL 2073
By Reeves
HB2073
012362
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2;
Title 3 and Title 8, relative to lobbying.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 3-6-301(15)(D), is amended by
deleting the language:
provided further, however, that the board, utility, district, department, agency or
entity that employs the contractor, subcontractor or other representative is not
deemed to be an employer of a lobbyist for purposes of this part
and substituting:
provided further, however, that when a department, agency, or entity of state
government employs a contractor, subcontractor, or other representative to
engage in lobbying, the department, agency, or entity is not deemed to be an
employer of a lobbyist for purposes of this part
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.