Tennessee legislation · 114th General Assembly
Tennessee SB7006: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, Chapter 16 and Chapter 742 of the Public Acts of 2026, relative to congressional districts.
Status: Failed, May 6, 2026
Fiscal Summary LOCAL GOVERNMENTEXPENDITURESMandatoryFY25-26$3,263,900 Article II, Section 24 of the Tennessee Constitution provides that: no law of general application shall impose increased expenditure requirements on cities or counties unless the General Assembly shall provide that the state share in the cost. OTHER FISCAL IMPACT To the extent separate legislation is enacted to require local costs to be reimbursed by the state, the estimated local expenditures would be covered by state funds. Bill Summary Abstract summarizes the bill.
What the bill says
An act to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, Chapter 16 and Chapter 742 of the Public Acts of 2026, relative to congressional districts.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, Chapter 16 and Chapter 742 of the Public Acts of 2026, relative to congressional districts. SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 2-16-103(b), is amended by deleting the subsection and substituting instead: (b) The state of Tennessee is divided into the following nine (9) congressional districts composed as follows: (1) District 1: Campbell County Carter County Claiborne County Cocke County Grainger County Greene County Hamblen County Hancock County Hawkins County Jefferson County Johnson County Sullivan County Unicoi County Union County SB7006 VTD: 5-13 Braden Chapel Church VTD: 5-10 Sharps Chapel Elementary Block 403001000, Block 403001001, Block 403001002, Block 403001003, Block 403001004, Block 403001005, Block 403001006, Block 403001007, Block 403001008, Block 403001009, Block 403001011, Block 403001012, Block 403001013, Block 403001015, Block 403001016, Block 403001017, Block 403002019, Block 403002020, Block 403002021, Block 403002022, Block 403002023, Block 403002024, Block 403002025, Block 403002031, Block 403002032, Block 403002033, Block 403002034, Block 403002035, Block 403002036, Block 403002037, Block 403002066, Block 403002069, Block 403002070, Block 403002071, Block 403002072, Block 403002073, Block 403002074, Block 403002075, Block 403002076, Block 403002077, Block 403002078, Block 403002079, Block 403002080, Block 403002081, Block 403002082, Block 403002086, Block 403002087, Block 403002088, Block 403002089, Block 403002090, Block 403002091, Block 403002092, Block 403002093, Block 403002098, Block 403002099, Block 403002100, Block 403002101, Block 403002111 Washington County; (2) District 2: …
Sponsors
- Yarbro, Jeff (D, 21) · primary sponsor
- Akbari, Raumesh (D, 29)
- Lamar, London (D, 33)
- Kyle, Sara (D, 30)
- Campbell, Heidi (D, 20)
- Oliver, Charlane (D, 19)
Latest actions
- : Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee
- : Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- : Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 5/6/2026
- : Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
- : Filed for introduction
Votes
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee (May 6, 2026): 2 yea, 9 nay, failed
- CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE OF EXTRAORDINARY SESSION II: Failed in Congressional Redistricting Committee of Extraordinary Session II (May 6, 2026): 7 yea, 15 nay, failed
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Common questions
- What is SB7006?
- SB7006 is a bill in the Tennessee Legislature (114th General Assembly): AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, Chapter 16 and Chapter 742 of the Public Acts of 2026, relative to congressional districts.
- What does SB7006 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, Chapter 16 and Chapter 742 of the Public Acts of 2026, relative to congressional districts.
- What is the status of SB7006?
- Failed as of May 6, 2026. Latest action: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee (May 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB7006?
- Yarbro, Jeff (D, 21), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB7006?
- On the Tennessee Legislature website: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB7006&GA=114
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