2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0824: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 7-4-202, relative to hotel occupancy taxes within metropolitan governments.

Legislative Summary

As enacted, extends by six years the period in which Davidson County may charge an additional $0.50 privilege tax on the occupancy of a hotel room and in which such county may allocate the tax revenue for the purposes of direct promotion of tourism; extends by six years the terms of the committee members that oversee the fund in which the additional tax is deposited. - Amends TCA Section 7-4-202.

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Bill History

2/4/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/19/2025
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 2/26/2025
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/18/2025
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/24/2025
House of Representatives
3/24/2025
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 120

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
3/18/2025
17
Yea
0
Nay
3
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
3/12/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
2/26/2025
17
Yea
3
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE CITIES & COUNTIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
2/19/2025
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/8/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Bob Freeman
Bob Freeman
Democrat

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text4/4/202539.3 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/4/20257.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/8/2025137.8 KB