# Tennessee SB 2696: AN ACT to amend Chapter 28 of the Private Acts of 1997; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to Cheatham County.

Tennessee SB 2696, AN ACT to amend Chapter 28 of the Private Acts of 1997; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to Cheatham County., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-01 (Pr. Ch. 34) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 2696
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Chapter 28 of the Private Acts of 1997; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to Cheatham County.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-10
- Last action: 2026-05-01, Pr. Ch. 34
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Cheatham County
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (30 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Cheatham County tax money funds schools, roads: mixed, low. The law sets how Cheatham County divides the covered tax money after depositing it in the county general fund. It sends 46.67% to the Education Debt Service Fund. Another 46.67% goes to a separate reserve within that fund for debt from buying, building, or rebuilding school buildings. The remaining…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/23/2026 | pass | 30 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-05-01: Pr. Ch. 34
- 2026-04-13: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-26: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 0, PNV 2 (House)
- 2026-03-23: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2026-03-23: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Placed on Senate Local Calendar for 3/23/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/priv/pr0034.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2696.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/priv/pr0034.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2696.pdf)

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- [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)
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- [SB 2725: AN ACT to amend Chapter 48 of the Private Acts of 1919; as amended and rewritte…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2725-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2696-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).