# Tennessee HB 0686: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 9 and Title 13, relative to the "African American Cultural and Historical Grant Act." Tennessee HB 0686, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 9 and Title 13, relative to the "African American Cultural and Historical Grant Act.", is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-04-15 (Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways and Means Committee) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0686-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 0686 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 9 and Title 13, relative to the "African American Cultural and Historical Grant Act." - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-03 - Last action: 2026-04-15, Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways and Means Committee - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Historical Sites and Preservation - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (41 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: T.J. Hardaway (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Sam McKenzie (Democrat), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-16 | House | HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2025-04-08 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2025-03-19 | House | HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (27) - 2026-04-15: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways and Means Committee (House) - 2026-04-08: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to Final Calendar No. 2 (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-02-25: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/4/2026 (House) - 2025-04-16: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/16/2025 (House) - 2025-04-16: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-04-16: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2025-04-16: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2025-04-09: Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/14/2025 (House) - 2025-04-08: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee (House) - 2025-04-02: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/9/2025 (House) - 2025-04-02: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/9/2025 (House) - 2025-03-26: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/2/2025 (House) - 2025-03-26: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025 (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025 (House) - 2025-03-19: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2025-03-12: Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/19/2025 (House) - 2025-03-12: Action Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to 3/19/2025 (House) - 2025-03-05: Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/12/2025 (House) - 2025-03-05: Action Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to 3/12/2025 (House) - 2025-02-26: Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/5/2025 (House) - 2025-02-10: Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-06: P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee- Government Operations for Review (House) - 2025-02-05: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-02-03: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0686.pdf) - HA0346: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0346.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0686.pdf) - SA0301: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0301.pdf) - SA0441: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0441.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (failed) - HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed) - SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed) - SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (signed) - SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 204 of the Private Acts of 1990; and an… (failed) - SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapte… (failed) ## Sources - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0686.pdf) - [HA0346 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0346.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0686.pdf) - [SA0301 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0301.pdf) - [SA0441 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0441.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026) - [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026) - [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026) - [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026) - [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026) - [SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2716-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0686-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).