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SB1902 • 2026

Regional Authorities and Special Districts

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 31; Title 7, Chapter 51; Title 42, Chapter 4 and Title 42, Chapter 3, relative to airport authorities.

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Sponsor
Bailey, Baum
Last action
2026-03-04
Official status
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State & Local Government Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material only specifies that notice must be published on the governing body’s website and does not provide details on consequences or which websites should have this information.

Rules for Creating Airport Authorities

This bill requires local governments to post information about creating an airport authority on their website at least two weeks before any meeting is held.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires notice of intent to create an airport authority to be published on the governing body's website for at least two weeks prior to a hearing.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Local governments that want to create an airport authority.
  • People who live in areas where an airport authority might be created.

Terms To Know

Airport Authority
A group set up by local government to manage and operate airports.
Governing Body
The main decision-making group in a city or county, like the city council or county commission.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify consequences if notice is not posted on the website.
  • Does not detail which websites should have this information.
  • Only amends specific sections of Tennessee's laws about airport authorities as listed in the bill text.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State & Local Government Committee

  2. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  3. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  4. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  5. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  6. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  7. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HOUSE BILL 2151
By Baum

SENATE BILL 1902
By Bailey
SB1902
010569
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated,
Title 4, Chapter 31; Title 7, Chapter 51; Title 42,
Chapter 4 and Title 42, Chapter 3, relative to
airport authorities.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 42-4-104(b)(2), is amended by
adding the following sentence at the end of the subdivision:
Notice must also be published on the governing body's website for at least two (2) weeks
prior to the date set for the hearing.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.