Tennessee legislation · 114th General Assembly
Tennessee SB2473: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 7 and Title 42, relative to airport authorities.
Status: Chaptered, May 27, 2026
Fiscal Summary NOT SIGNIFICANT Bill Summary ON APRIL 13, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2473, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, vacate the present board of commissioners of each existing authority for metropolitan and regional airports, and reconstitute a new governing body. METROPOLITAN AIRPORT AUTHORITIES The amendment provides that the new governing body, a board of commissioners, will consist of nine persons appointed as follows: (1) Two persons to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, one of whom is a resident of the county in which the airport is located and one of whom is a resident of a county in the region surrounding the airport. (2) Two persons to be appointed by the speaker of the senate, one of whom is a resident of the county in which the airport is located and one of whom is a resident of a county in the region surrounding the airport. (3) Two persons to be appointed by the governor, both of whom are residents of a county in the region surrounding the airport. (4) Except as provided below, three persons appointed by the executive officer of the creating municipality and approved by its governing body, all of whom are residents of the creating municipality. The amendment provides that if there is one participating municipality, then one person appointed pursuant to (4) must be from a list of qualified nominees submitted by the executive officer of that participating municipality. If there are two or more participating municipalities, then up to two persons appointed pursuant to (4) must be from lists of qualified nominees submitted by each of the executive officers of the participating municipalities. This amendment requires that persons appointed to the board must meet the following criteria: Have n
What the bill says
From the amended text:
House Transportation 2 Amendment No. 2 to HB2507 Howell Signature of Sponsor AMEND S e n ate Bill No. 2473* House Bill No. 2507 by deleting all language after the caption and substituting: WHEREAS, the State's regional and metropolitan airports and the governance thereof are important matters of statewide concern; and WHEREAS, the governance and composition of metropolitan airport authorities and regional airport authorities has a direct relationship with the direction, success, safety, and security of regional and metropolitan airports; now, therefore, SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 42-4-105, is amended by deleting the section and substituting instead: (a) The board of commissioners of each existing authority is vacated and reconstituted pursuant to this section. (b) The governing body of an authority in this state is a board of commissioners of nine (9) persons appointed as follows: (1) Two (2) persons to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, one (1) of whom is a resident of the county in which the airport is located and one (1) of whom is a resident of a county in the region surrounding the airport; (2) Two (2) persons to be appointed by the speaker of the senate, one (1) of whom is a resident of the county in which the airport is located and one (1) of whom is …