# Tennessee HB 2655: AN ACT to amend Chapter 213 of the Private Acts of 1982; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the Unicoi County mineral tax.

Tennessee HB 2655, AN ACT to amend Chapter 213 of the Private Acts of 1982; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the Unicoi County mineral tax., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-01 (Pr. Ch. 55) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 2655
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Chapter 213 of the Private Acts of 1982; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the Unicoi County mineral tax.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-04
- Last action: 2026-05-01, Pr. Ch. 55
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Unicoi County
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (141 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Higher mineral tax caps for Unicoi producers: cost, low. The law lets Unicoi County set a per-ton mineral tax after approval by two-thirds of its county legislative body. The maximum depends on when the tax period begins: 15 cents per ton before July 1, 2025; 20 cents from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030; 25 cents from July 1, 2030, through June 30,…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-02 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/2/2026 | pass | 31 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-30 | House | FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 | pass | 82 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-26 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-24 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 17 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-16 | House | HOUSE PRIVATE ACTS COMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 0 |   |

## Actions (20)

- 2026-05-01: Pr. Ch. 55
- 2026-04-16: Signed by Governor.
- 2026-04-07: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House)
- 2026-04-06: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2026-04-02: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House)
- 2026-04-02: Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House)
- 2026-03-30: Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 1, PNV 10 (House)
- 2026-03-26: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/30/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-24: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-16: Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee (House)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on cal. Private Acts Committee for 3/16/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-09: P2C, ref. to Private Acts Committee - State & Local Government Committee (House)
- 2026-03-05: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2026-03-04: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/priv/pr0055.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2655.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/priv/pr0055.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2655.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2655-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).