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SB2218 • 2026

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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 65 and Title 66, relative to infrastructure.

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Sponsor
Watson, Haston
Last action
2026-03-24
Official status
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about the impact on local budgets and residents' taxes.

Infrastructure Development Districts in Tennessee

This bill requires municipalities forming infrastructure development districts to provide detailed cost information for each utility service.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires municipalities to include a detailed itemization of costs related to each utility service when creating an infrastructure development district.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Municipalities that want to create infrastructure development districts

Terms To Know

Infrastructure Development District
A specific area within a city or town where special rules apply for building and funding public works like roads, water systems, and parks.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how much money will be spent or the exact locations of these districts.
  • It is unclear what the impact on local budgets and residents' taxes will be.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee

  2. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026

  3. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  4. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  5. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  6. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  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. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  11. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 2487
By Haston

SENATE BILL 2218
By Watson
SB2218
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5;
Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 65 and Title 66,
relative to infrastructure.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 7-84-715(6), is amended by deleting
the subdivision and substituting:
(6) A statement of the infrastructure and infrastructure costs authorized to be
funded with special assessment revenues within the district, including an itemization of
the funded costs for infrastructure related to each utility service that will serve the
development district;
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.