2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

SB1306: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 22, relative to tourism.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, creates a marketing division within the department to replace the tourism division; authorizes the department to enter into agreements with the department of transportation to assist with maintenance of welcome center facilities; creates a welcome centers division within the department to oversee such centers throughout the state; directs the commissioner of finance and administration to transfer from highway user taxes allocated to the highway fund an amount sufficient to support the annual appropriation for implementation and administration of all welcome centers in the state. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 22.

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Bill History

2/6/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
2/10/2025
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
2/12/2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
Senate
3/13/2025
Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/19/2025
Senate
3/19/2025
Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 3/26/2025
Senate
3/19/2025
Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/26/2025
Senate
3/26/2025
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
Senate
4/8/2025
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025
Senate
4/15/2025
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
Senate
4/17/2025
Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/21/2025
Senate
4/21/2025
Companion House Bill substituted
Senate
5/27/2025
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 523

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt
4/21/2025
33
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
4/15/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
3/26/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/27/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson
Republican

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text5/22/2025100.8 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/6/202532.1 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/6/202532.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/1/2025119.9 KB