Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

HB 0405 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 14, relative to taxation.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 364

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 22, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Taxes, Hotel Motel - As enacted, requires a hotel operator to remit the hotel tax to the municipality when a person has maintained occupancy for 30 continuous days and to cease collecting the tax from the person for the remainder of their stay in the operator's hotel. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 14.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

  4. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/11/2025

  5. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1

  6. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/17/2025

  7. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0114)

  8. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0

  9. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  10. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  11. Subst. for comp. HB.

  12. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0406)

  13. Passed H., Ayes 77, Nays 13, PNV 2

  14. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  15. Signed by Senate Speaker

  16. Signed by H. Speaker

  17. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  18. Signed by Governor.

  19. Pub. Ch. 364

  20. Effective date(s) 05/05/2025

  21. Filed for introduction

  22. Intro., P1C.

  23. P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  24. Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

  25. Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

  26. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  27. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025

  28. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025

  29. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/2/2025

  30. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/9/2025

  31. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/9/2025

  32. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  33. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025

  34. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025

  35. Comp. SB subst.

  36. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 364

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (132)

132 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 0405 do?
Taxes, Hotel Motel - As enacted, requires a hotel operator to remit the hotel tax to the municipality when a person has maintained occupancy for 30 continuous days and to cease collecting the tax from the person for the remainder of their stay in the operator's hotel. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 14.
Who sponsors HB 0405?
HB 0405 is sponsored by Leatherwood, Tom (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 0405?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 2025. Enacted.
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