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HB2486 • 2026

Regional Authorities and Special Districts

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 14; Title 4, Chapter 31; Title 7; Title 13; Title 64; Title 66; Title 67 and Chapter 68 of the Private Acts of 2024, relative to development authorities.

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Sponsor
Haston, Pody
Last action
2026-02-05
Official status
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary and text indicate that this change is limited to one specific agency, not all development authorities in Tennessee.

Allowing Electronic Annual Reports for Development Agencies

This bill allows the Tennessee Duck River Development Agency to submit its annual reports electronically.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the rules so that the Tennessee Duck River Development Agency can send its yearly reports by email or online instead of on paper.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Tennessee Duck River Development Agency

Terms To Know

development authority
A group set up by the government to help with economic growth or development projects.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill only applies to the Tennessee Duck River Development Agency.
  • It is unclear how these agencies should send their reports electronically.
  • This change does not update several parts of the state's laws about how these agencies work beyond allowing electronic reporting for one specific agency.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee

  2. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  3. 2026-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee

  4. 2026-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recalled from Senate Energy, Ag., & Natural Resources Committee

  5. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  6. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee

  7. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  8. 2026-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  9. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  10. 2026-01-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 2147
By Pody

HOUSE BILL 2486
By Haston
HB2486
011854
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4,
Chapter 14; Title 4, Chapter 31; Title 7; Title 13;
Title 64; Title 66; Title 67 and Chapter 68 of the
Private Acts of 2024, relative to development
authorities.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 64-1-606, is amended by adding the
following sentence to the end of the section:
The annual report submitted pursuant to this section may be transmitted electronically.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.