Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed House 1 R cosponsors

HB 0725 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 40, relative to the development of retail and other public tourism facilities.

Last action — Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/20/2026

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

This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 03, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

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

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Prognosis

Advancing 48% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    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 1 recorded vote so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Economic and Community Development - As introduced, increases, from 30 to 45, the number of days within the end of a fiscal year, for which a municipality is requesting an allocation of sales and use taxes revenues, that a municipality may submit a summary of the cost of an economic development project through to the end of that fiscal year, with supporting documentation certified by the chief financial officer of the municipality. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 40.

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 3/3/2026

  5. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/10/2026

  6. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/10/2026

  7. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/17/2026

  8. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  9. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  10. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026

  11. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/25/2026

  12. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026

  13. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026

  14. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee

  15. Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate State & Local Gov't Committee on 3/31/2026

  16. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/31/2026

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

  18. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2026

  19. Senate Reset on calendar for 4/20/2026

  20. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026

  21. Senate Reset on calendar for 4/22/2026

  22. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2026

  23. Re-refer to Senate State & Local Gov't Committee

  24. Filed for introduction

  25. Intro., P1C.

  26. P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  27. Ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  28. Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

  29. Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

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

  31. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026

  32. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  33. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026

  34. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  35. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  36. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026

  37. Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/8/2026

  38. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026

  39. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  40. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2026

  41. Action def. in Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to Next Calendar

  42. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/20/2026

Sponsors

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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 0725 do?
Economic and Community Development - As introduced, increases, from 30 to 45, the number of days within the end of a fiscal year, for which a municipality is requesting an allocation of sales and use taxes revenues, that a municipality may submit a summary of the cost of an economic development project through to the end of that fiscal year, with supporting documentation certified by the chief financial officer of the municipality. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 40.
Who sponsors HB 0725?
HB 0725 is sponsored by Helton-Haynes, Esther (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 0725?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 03, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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