Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

HB 2119 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 67, relative to tourism.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1125

  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 February 02, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on May 06, 2026.

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 4 recorded votes so far.

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

In plain language

The bill requires timely release of tourism funding by municipalities.

This legislation mandates that municipalities must release tourism marketing funds to destination entities within 120 days of budget approval. This aims to streamline financial support for tourism promotion.

What this means for you
  • Workers: Workers in the tourism sector may see more stable funding for marketing initiatives, potentially leading to job growth.
  • Families: Families may enjoy enhanced tourism services and promotional activities that improve local attractions.
  • Small Business: Small businesses may benefit from improved tourism marketing efforts, potentially leading to increased customer traffic.

Summary

Tourism - As enacted, requires revenue that is received by a municipality and that is used to fund a destination marketing entity engaged in tourism promotion on behalf of the municipality be released to the destination marketing entity no later than 120 days after the municipality approves its final budget. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 67.

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 3/10/2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  12. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026

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

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

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

  16. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2026

  17. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0960)

  18. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0

  19. Sponsor(s) Added.

  20. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

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

  22. Subst. for comp. HB.

  23. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1138)

  24. Passed H., as am., Ayes 85, Nays 0, PNV 0

  25. Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/22/2026

  26. Senate refused to concur in amendment

  27. H. Placed on Message Calendar #2 for 4/22/26

  28. H. refused to recede from H. am. no. 1

  29. Motion to lift from table adopted.

  30. Motion to reconsider adopted.

  31. H. am. no. 1 reconsidered, withdrawn.

  32. Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0

  33. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  34. Signed by Senate Speaker

  35. Signed by H. Speaker

  36. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  37. Signed by Governor.

  38. Pub. Ch. 1125

  39. Effective date(s) 05/22/2026

  40. Filed for introduction

  41. Intro., P1C.

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

  43. Ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  44. Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

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

  46. Action Def. in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee to 3/18/2026

  47. Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

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

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

  50. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026

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

  52. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/8/2026

  53. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/8/2026

  54. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to the Next Calendar

  55. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/13/2026

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

  57. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026

  58. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026

  59. Comp. SB subst.

  60. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1125

Sponsors

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

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (132)

132 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 2119 do?
Tourism - As enacted, requires revenue that is received by a municipality and that is used to fund a destination marketing entity engaged in tourism promotion on behalf of the municipality be released to the destination marketing entity no later than 120 days after the municipality approves its final budget. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 67.
Who sponsors HB 2119?
HB 2119 is sponsored by Crawford, John (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 2119?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 02, 2026. Enacted.
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