# Tennessee SB 1672: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 67, relative to government finances.

Tennessee SB 1672, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 67, relative to government finances., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Effective date(s) 05/22/2026, 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1672
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 67, relative to government finances.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-05-27, Effective date(s) 05/22/2026, 07/01/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Public Funds and Financing
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (147 yes, 83 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 7

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Longer tax sharing supports convention centers: benefit, medium. Tourism-zone tax sharing continues for 30 years after a qualifying public facility begins operating. The zone must be within a metropolitan government that has created a convention center authority. Distributed state and local sales taxes can also pay the facility’s authorized obligations and other…
- Convention center borrowing requires state approval: cost, low. Convention center authorities must authorize covered bonds through a board resolution. Within a metropolitan government, the finance director approves those bonds instead of the government’s governing body. While the tourism zone exists, issuing or refinancing covered debt also requires express app…
- Saved surplus funds expansion with limits: mixed, medium. The law adds facility expansion as an allowed use in tourism zones within metropolitan governments with convention center authorities. The authority board can use saved surplus for debts, contracts, an expansion requiring more than $750 million, or related spending approved by the tourism board. It…
- Tourism surplus funds events and business help: mixed, medium. After priority obligations are paid or funded, yearly surplus money first pays for major tourism events or event reserves. The amount is the greater of $30 million, rising 3% each later budget year, or 40% of surplus revenue. The rule covers surplus beginning with the budget year ending June 30, 20…
- Yearly funding supports safety and center upkeep: mixed, medium. The law makes authority expenses, debt payments, operating reserves, center upkeep, and public-safety transfers priority obligations before surplus money is available. The authority board sets an operating reserve capped at its total operating expenses for the two prior budget years. A restricted f…
- Metro taxes fund convention center priorities: mixed, medium. Metropolitan governments must reserve one-third of covered revenue for convention center purposes, then listed obligations and costs. Another one-sixth pays first for tourist activities, then those obligations and costs. Separate covered taxes fund a publicly owned convention center costing more th…
- New tourism board oversees surplus spending: mixed, low. A new nine-member Joint Capital Tourism Board oversees surplus spending and related policies, with administrative support from the Tennessee Comptroller. The Senate Speaker, House Speaker, and Governor each appoint two members; the Governor chooses the chair from the Governor’s appointees. Three se…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Todd Gardenhire (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stevens

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-22 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2026 | pass | 83 | 6 |   |
| 2026-04-22 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 3 BY CLEMMONS PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2026 | fail | 19 | 73 |   |
| 2026-04-21 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/21/2026 | pass | 26 | 4 |   |
| 2026-04-15 | Senate | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (33)

- 2026-05-27: Effective date(s) 05/22/2026, 07/01/2026
- 2026-05-27: Pub. Ch. 1079
- 2026-05-22: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2026-05-11: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2026-05-07: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2026-04-30: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Passed H., Ayes 83, Nays 6, PNV 3 (House)
- 2026-04-22: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA1199) (House)
- 2026-04-22: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1135) (House)
- 2026-04-22: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2026-04-22: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 4, PNV 3 (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0899) (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA1051) (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-04-17: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-17: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-15: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 10, Nays 0 PNV 1 (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/15/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/14/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/25/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1079.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1672.pdf)
- HA1135: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1135.pdf)
- HA1199: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1199.pdf)
- HA1255: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1255.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1672.pdf)
- SA0899: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0899.pdf)
- SA1051: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1051.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1079.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1672.pdf)
- [HA1135 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1135.pdf)
- [HA1199 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1199.pdf)
- [HA1255 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1255.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1672.pdf)
- [SA0899 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0899.pdf)
- [SA1051 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1051.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1672-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).