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HB2119 • 2026

Tourism

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 67, relative to tourism.

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Sponsor
Crawford, Briggs
Last action
2026-05-27
Official status
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1125
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Tourism

ON APRIL 15, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2283, AS AMENDED.

What This Bill Does

  • ON APRIL 15, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2283, AS AMENDED.
  • AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to require that hotel tax r evenue received by a municipality that is used to fund a destination marketing entity engaged in tourism promotion on behalf of the municipality must be released to the destination marketing entity no later than 120 days after the municipality approves it s final budget.
  • This amendment defines "destination marketing organization" to mean a nonprofit entity or government unit that: (1) Is responsible for attracting tourists through tourism promotion or tourism development efforts on behalf of one or more municipalities; (2) Operates on a year-round basis; and (3) Utilizes a dedicated tourism marketing budget supported by a consistent funding source.
  • ON APRIL 21, 2026, THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTED SENATE BILL 2283 FOR HOUSE BILL 2119, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1, AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2283, AS AMENDED.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Amendment 1-0 to HB2119

Plain English: House State & Local Government 1 Amendment No.

  • House State & Local Government 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to HB2119 Crawford Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2283 House Bill No.
  • 2119* HA1138 016292 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.
Amendment 1-0 to SB2283

Plain English: Senate State and Local Government 1 Amendment No.

  • Senate State and Local Government 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to SB2283 Briggs Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2283 House Bill No.
  • 2119* SA0960 016919 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1125

  2. 2026-05-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 05/22/2026

  3. 2026-05-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 1125

  4. 2026-05-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2026-05-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2026-05-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2026-05-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2026-05-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0

  10. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. am. no. 1 reconsidered, withdrawn.

  11. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Motion to reconsider adopted.

  12. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Motion to lift from table adopted.

  13. 2026-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. refused to recede from H. am. no. 1

  14. 2026-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Message Calendar #2 for 4/22/26

  15. 2026-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate refused to concur in amendment

  16. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  17. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/22/2026

  18. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 85, Nays 0, PNV 0

  19. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1138)

  20. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  21. 2026-04-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  22. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  23. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  24. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0

  25. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0960)

  26. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026

  27. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026

  28. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  29. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2026

  30. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/13/2026

  31. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to the Next Calendar

  32. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/8/2026

  33. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/8/2026

  34. 2026-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0

  35. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/31/2026

  36. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  37. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  38. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/31/2026

  39. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026

  40. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026

  41. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026

  42. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/25/2026

  43. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  44. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  45. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026

  46. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  47. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  48. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee to 3/18/2026

  49. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  50. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/17/2026

  51. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  52. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

  53. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  54. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/10/2026

  55. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  56. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  57. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  58. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  59. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  60. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON APRIL 15, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2283, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to require that hotel tax
r
evenue received by a municipality that is used to fund a destination marketing entity engaged in tourism promotion on behalf of the municipality must be released to the destination marketing entity no later than 120 days after the municipality approves it
s final budget. This amendment defines "destination marketing organization" to mean a nonprofit entity or government unit that:

(1) Is responsible for attracting tourists through tourism promotion or tourism development efforts on behalf of one or more municipalities;

(2) Operates on a year-round basis; and

(3) Utilizes a dedicated tourism marketing budget supported by a consistent funding source.

ON APRIL 21, 2026, THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTED SENATE BILL 2283 FOR HOUSE BILL 2119, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1, AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2283, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 defines "revenue," as used in the bill, to include all interest that accrued to the principal revenue during the period in which the municipality maintained the principal revenue in a municipal account or fund.

ON APRIL 22, 2026, THE SENATE NON-CONCURRED IN HOUSE AMENDMENT #1.

ON APRIL 22, 2026, THE HOUSE REFUSED TO RECEDE IN ITS ACTIONS IN ADOPTING HOUSE AMENDMENT #1.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 2283
By Briggs

HOUSE BILL 2119
By Crawford
HB2119
011973
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5;
Title 6; Title 7 and Title 67, relative to tourism.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 67-4-1403(c)(1), is amended by
deleting the language "ninety (90) days" and substituting instead "sixty (60) days".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.