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SB2613 • 2026

Regional Authorities and Special Districts

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 89, relative to convention center authorities.

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Sponsor
Massey, Wright
Last action
2026-04-13
Official status
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details about the impact of the bill on existing reporting requirements or consequences for non-compliance, leaving these points uncertain.

Convention Center Authorities Annual Reporting

This bill requires convention center authorities in Tennessee to submit an annual report and audit to the local city council by January 1st each year.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes a law about how convention center authorities must file reports.
  • Requires each authority to give their yearly financial review (audit) to the local city council by January 1st every year.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Convention center authorities in Tennessee
  • Local city councils that gave permission for these authorities to form

Terms To Know

convention center authority
A group set up by a local government to manage and run convention centers.
audit
An official examination of financial records to check if they are correct and honest.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the consequences for failing to submit reports on time.
  • It is unclear how this change will affect existing convention center authorities that already have reporting requirements.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Amendment 1-0 to HB2320

Plain English: This amendment updates Tennessee's Convention Center Authorities Act to include agricultural exposition facilities in its definitions and provisions.

  • Adds 'agricultural exposition facilities' to the definition of convention center facilities.
  • Updates references to 'convention center authority' to also include 'agriculture exposition authority'.
  • Allows nonprofit organizations operating annual agricultural fairs at leased or used facilities to appoint additional directors to the board of an authority.
  • The full impact and specific applications of these changes are not detailed in the amendment text.
Amendment 1-0 to SB2613

Plain English: This amendment updates Tennessee's Convention Center Authorities Act to include agricultural exposition facilities in its provisions.

  • Adds 'agriculture exposition facilities' and related infrastructure under convention center facilities.
  • Modifies definitions of 'authority', 'project', and other terms to encompass agriculture expositions.
  • Allows nonprofit organizations operating annual agricultural fairs to appoint additional board directors for the authority.
  • The full impact on local authorities and their operations is not detailed in this amendment text.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  2. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  3. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  4. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2026

  5. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2026

  6. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  7. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026

  8. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  9. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  10. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  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

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/1/2026

  14. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/1/2026

  15. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  16. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  17. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  18. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  19. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  20. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  21. 2026-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  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

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  25. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  26. 2026-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026

  27. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  28. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/18/2026

  29. 2026-03-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee

  30. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026

  31. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  32. 2026-03-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Approved by Delayed Bills Committee

  33. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

  34. 2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

  35. 2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  36. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  37. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  38. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee

  39. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  40. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

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Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 2320
By Wright

SENATE BILL 2613
By Massey
SB2613
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7,
Chapter 89, relative to convention center
authorities.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 7-89-110(c), is amended by deleting
the last sentence and substituting:
By January 1 of each year, a copy of the report and a copy of the annual audit
referenced in subsection (a) must be filed with the governing body of the municipality
granting permission to the authority to organize.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.