2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB1321: 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
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/4/2025
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/12/2025
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/8/2025
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/21/2025
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Passed H., Ayes 86, Nays 0, PNV 1
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
4/21/2025
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Senate
4/21/2025
Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0
Senate
4/24/2025
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/21/2025
86
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/8/2025
28
Yea
0
Nay
0
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
4/2/2025
11
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
3/26/2025
20
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
3/4/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/6/202532.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/1/2025119.9 KB