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SB2183 • 2026

Public Funds and Financing

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 11; Title 67; Title 69 and Title 70, relative to funding the wildlife resources agency.

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Sponsor
Stevens, Marsh
Last action
2026-04-14
Official status
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The exact amount of funding allocated each year remains unspecified in the provided source material.

Funding Wildlife Resources

This bill requires that 10% of payments from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) be allocated to the Wildlife Resources Fund for wildlife and boating regulations.

What This Bill Does

  • Allocates 10% of TVA PILOT payments to the state's Wildlife Resources Fund.
  • Uses this fund for regulating boating and protecting wildlife.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
  • The state government of Tennessee
  • Wildlife resources agency in Tennessee

Terms To Know

PILOT payments
Payments made by the TVA to the state instead of paying local property taxes.
Wildlife Resources Fund
A fund used for wildlife and boating regulations in Tennessee.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how much money will be allocated exactly.
  • It is unclear what specific changes this might bring to existing wildlife or boating regulations.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  2. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  3. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  4. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  5. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  6. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  7. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  8. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed behind the budget

  9. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  11. 2026-03-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  12. 2026-02-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  13. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/4/2026

  14. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  15. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

  16. 2026-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  17. 2026-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  18. 2026-02-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  19. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  20. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  21. 2026-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  22. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  23. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  24. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  25. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  26. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  27. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  28. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  29. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Present law apportions to the state 48.5% of the increase in PILOT payments received by the state from the TVA, above the payments received in the fiscal year 1977-1978. This bill allocates 10% of the state's allocation to the

wildlife resources fund
to be
used for
the regulation of boating and wildlife resources.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HOUSE BILL 2138
By Marsh

SENATE BILL 2183
By Stevens
SB2183
012300
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 11;
Title 67; Title 69 and Title 70, relative to funding
the wildlife resources agency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated Title 67, Chapter 9, Part 1, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
67-9-104.
Of the amount of Tennessee Valley authority payments in lieu of taxes paid to or
retained by the state under § 67-9-101(a)(1), ten percent (10%) must be allocated to the
wildlife resources fund established in § 70-1-401 and used for purposes set forth in title
69, chapter 9, and title 70.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.