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SB1076 • 2026

Redistricting, Legislative

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, Chapter 16 and Title 3, Chapter 1, relative to redistricting.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Johnson, Marsh
Last action
2026-04-23
Official status
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 742
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.

Redistricting, Legislative

ON MARCH 16, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 166, AS AMENDED.

What This Bill Does

  • ON MARCH 16, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 166, AS AMENDED.
  • AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, add that geographic descriptions affecting part of the boundary line between Fayette County and Shelby County is to be construed as the boundary line established by present law when a ll census descriptions, counties, voting districts (VTDs), tracts, blocks, census delineations, census district lines, and other census designations are those established for or by the United States department of commerce, bureau of the census, for taking the 2020 federal decennial c ensus in this state as contained in the automated geographic database, known as the topologically integrated geographic encoding and referencing (TIGER) system for the composition of state congressional districts, state senatorial districts, and state house of representative districts.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

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Amendment 1-0 to HB0166

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

  • House State & Local Government 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to HB0166 Crawford Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 1076 House Bill No.
  • 166* HA0669 013647 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.
Amendment 1-0 to SB1076

Plain English: Senate Judiciary 1 Amendment No.

  • Senate Judiciary 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to SB1076 Gardenhire Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 1076 House Bill No.
  • 166* SA0930 013647 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 742

  2. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 04/16/2026

  3. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 742

  4. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  6. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  7. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  8. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  9. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Companion House Bill substituted

  11. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  12. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0930)

  13. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  14. 2026-03-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026

  15. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  16. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2026

  17. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/24/2026

  18. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  19. 2026-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  20. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2026

  21. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  22. 2026-03-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0

  23. 2026-03-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0669)

  24. 2026-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026

  25. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2026

  26. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  27. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  28. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  29. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  30. 2026-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  31. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  32. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  33. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  34. 2025-01-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee

  35. 2025-01-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  36. 2025-01-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  37. 2025-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON MARCH 16, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 166, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, add
that geographic descriptions affecting part of the boundary line between Fayette County and Shelby County
is to
be construed as the boundary line established by
present law when a
ll census descriptions, counties, voting districts (VTDs), tracts, blocks, census delineations, census district lines, and other census designations are those established for or by the United States department of commerce, bureau of the census, for taking
the 2020 federal decennial c
ensus in
this state
as contained in the automated geographic database, known as the topologically integrated geographic encoding and referencing
(TIGER)
system
for the composition of state congressional districts, state senatorial districts, and state house of representative districts.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HOUSE BILL 166
By Marsh

SENATE BILL 1076
By Johnson

SB1076
000279
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2,
Chapter 16 and Title 3, Chapter 1, relative to
redistricting.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 3-1-103, is amended by adding the
following language as a new subsection:
(f) The office of legislative information systems shall archive the webpage of the
house select committee on redistricting for the 112th general assembly. The office of
legislative information systems shall strive to ensure that all videos, documents, maps,
and other information on the archived webpage remain functional and accessible to the
general public.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.