Tennessee legislation · 114th General Assembly

Tennessee HB2085: 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: Chaptered, May 27, 2026

Fiscal Summary NOT SIGNIFICANT Bill Summary ON APRIL 21, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #2 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1672, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #2 rewrites the bill to, instead, create the joint capital tourism board. This amendment also changes a variety of financial provisions for the convention center, including:  The Tourist Accommodation Taxes. Taxes within the Convention Center and Tourism Development Financing Act. The Convention Center Authorities Act. Local rental car taxes for the Convention Center Fund. The allocation of sale and use taxes for the convention center. JOINT CAPITAL TOURISM BOARD This amendment creates a joint capital tourism board, that is to be governed by a board of directors. The board consists of nine voting members as follows: (1) Two persons to be appointed by the speaker of the senate.(2) Two persons to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.(3) Two persons to be appointed by the governor. (4) The chief executive officer of a Davidson county, or the chief executive officer's designee.(5) The president of a convention center that is a qualified public use facility under the Convention Center and Tourism Development Financing Act of 1998, in Davidson county.(6) The president of a convention and visitors bureau in Davidson county, or a successor entity approved by the governing body and chief executive officer of the county and receiving funding from the county for tourism promotion purposes. Terms This amendment staggers the initial terms of the new members to the board, and, following the expiration of a member's initial term, all terms are four years, to begin on July 1 and terminate on June 30, four years thereafter. This amendment provides that a person appointed pursuant to (1)-(3) above, serves in su