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SB2283 • 2026

Tourism

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 67, relative to tourism.

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Sponsor
Briggs, Crawford
Last action
2026-04-15
Official status
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
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.

Tourism

ON APRIL 15, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2283, AS AMENDED.

What This Bill Does

  • ON APRIL 15, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2283, AS AMENDED.
  • AMENDMENT #1 r ewrites this bill to require that hotel tax r evenue received by a municipality that is used to fund a destination marketing entity engaged in tourism promotion on behalf of the municipality must be released to the destination marketing entity no later than 120 days after the municipality approves it s final budget.
  • This amendment defines " d estination marketing organization" to mean a nonprofit entity or government unit that: ( 1 ) Is responsible for attracting tourists through tourism promotion or tourism development efforts on behalf of one or more municipalities; ( 2 ) Operates on a year-round basis; and ( 3 ) Utilizes a dedicated tourism marketing budget supported by a consistent funding source.

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 HB2119

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

  • House State & Local Government 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to HB2119 Crawford Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2283 House Bill No.
  • 2119* HA1138 016292 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.
Amendment 1-0 to SB2283

Plain English: Senate State and Local Government 1 Amendment No.

  • Senate State and Local Government 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to SB2283 Briggs Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2283 House Bill No.
  • 2119* SA0960 016919 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  2. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  3. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0

  4. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0960)

  5. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026

  6. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026

  7. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2026

  8. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  9. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/13/2026

  10. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to the Next Calendar

  11. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/8/2026

  12. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/8/2026

  13. 2026-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0

  14. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/31/2026

  15. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/31/2026

  16. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026

  17. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026

  18. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026

  19. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026

  20. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026

  21. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/25/2026

  22. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  23. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026

  24. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  25. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  26. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  27. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  28. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee to 3/18/2026

  29. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/17/2026

  30. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  31. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

  32. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  33. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/10/2026

  34. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  35. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  36. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  37. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  38. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  39. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON APRIL 15, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2283, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 r
ewrites this bill to require that hotel tax
r
evenue received by a municipality that is used to fund a destination marketing entity engaged in tourism promotion on behalf of the municipality must be released to the destination marketing entity no later than 120 days after the municipality approves it
s final budget.
This amendment defines
"
d
estination marketing organization"
to
mean a nonprofit entity or government unit that:

(
1
) Is responsible for attracting tourists through tourism promotion or tourism development efforts on behalf of one or more municipalities;

(
2
) Operates on a year-round basis; and

(
3
) Utilizes a dedicated tourism marketing budget supported by a consistent funding source.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HOUSE BILL 2119
By Crawford

SENATE BILL 2283
By Briggs
SB2283
011973
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5;
Title 6; Title 7 and Title 67, relative to tourism.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 67-4-1403(c)(1), is amended by
deleting the language "ninety (90) days" and substituting instead "sixty (60) days".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.