KLS Keeping Law Simple Legislation in plain English

Straight-ahead summaries built from the official bill text. We keep the source links front and center and leave the decision up to you.

Back to Tennessee

SB1394 • 2026

Budget Procedures

AN ACT pursuant to Article II, Section 24, of the Tennessee Constitution providing for the dollar amount and rate by which the growth of appropriations from state tax revenues will exceed the estimated growth in the state's economy and to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 52.

Budget
Active

The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor
Watson, Hicks G
Last action
2026-04-14
Official status
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation included a claim about updating Tennessee’s laws, which is not directly supported by the provided official source material. The bill text focuses on removing specific language related to outdated financial information but does not explicitly state broader updates to the law beyond this context.

Budget Procedures

This bill removes specific requirements from Tennessee's budget document regarding financial information from calendar year 1977 and fiscal year 1977-1978.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes the need to include a personal income statement for calendar year 1977 in the budget document.
  • Eliminates the requirement to show actual state appropriations from fiscal year 1977-1978 in the budget document.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The people and agencies responsible for preparing Tennessee’s budget documents.

Terms To Know

appropriations
Money set aside by the government to fund specific projects or programs.
fiscal year
A period of one year used for budgeting and financial reporting, often starting on July 1st in Tennessee.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the removed information will be handled or if it is still needed for other purposes.
  • It's unclear what impact this change might have on historical budget analysis or comparisons.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2026

  2. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/15/2026

  3. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/14/2026

  4. 2026-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  5. 2026-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  6. 2026-01-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  7. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  8. 2025-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025

  9. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  10. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  11. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Delayed Bills Committee

  12. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  13. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HOUSE BILL 1402
By Hicks G

SENATE BILL 1394
By Watson

SB1394
001590
- 1 -

AN ACT pursuant to Article II, Section 24, of the
Tennessee Constitution providing for the dollar
amount and rate by which the growth of
appropriations from state tax revenues will exceed
the estimated growth in the state's economy and
to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9,
Chapter 4, Part 52.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 9-4-5203(a), is amended by deleting
the language "for the fiscal year in progress, for the latest completed calendar year, and for
calendar year 1977." and substituting instead the language "for the fiscal year in progress and
for the latest completed calendar year.".
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 9-4-5203(b), is amended by deleting
the language "for the ensuing fiscal year, such actual appropriations for the fiscal year in
progress, and the 1977-1978 fiscal year appropriations from state tax revenues." and
substituting instead the language "for the ensuing fiscal year and such actual appropriations for
the fiscal year in progress.".
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.