2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0136: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 9-21-134, relative to debt reporting requirements.

Legislative Summary

As enacted, broadens certain disclosure obligations of state and local governmental entities by requiring their disclosure of covenant violations and credit rating downgrades to the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee. - Amends TCA Section 9-21-134.

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Bill History

1/13/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
1/14/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
1/15/2025
P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
House of Representatives
1/16/2025
Ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
1/28/2025
Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/12/2025
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 2/19/2025
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/20/2025
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/24/2025
House of Representatives
2/24/2025
Objected to on Consent Calendar.
House of Representatives
2/24/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/27/2025
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 17

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
2/19/2025
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE CITIES & COUNTIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
2/12/2025
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/21/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

Fred Atchley
Fred Atchley
Republican

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/14/202584.9 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/13/202511.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/6/2025118.9 KB