# Tennessee HB 1691: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 42, Chapter 5, relative to airports.

Tennessee HB 1691, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 42, Chapter 5, relative to airports., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-15 (Effective date(s) 05/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 1691
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 42, Chapter 5, relative to airports.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Last action: 2026-05-15, Effective date(s) 05/01/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Aircraft and Airports
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (149 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Local airport board gains broader authority: benefit, low. The law lets a joint airport board formed by two cities and two counties under an interlocal agreement use all powers of both joint and regional airport authorities. The board is a public instrumentality and a public body corporate and politic. It may file a charter with the Secretary of State to s…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/13/2026 | pass | 31 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-23 | House | FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/23/2026 | pass | 92 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-23 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE | pass | 17 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0911.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1611.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1691.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0911.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1611.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1691.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1691-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).