Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed Senate 2 R cosponsors

SB 2480 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9 and Title 67, relative to funding for rural counties.

Last action — Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

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

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 02, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

Prognosis

Stalled 30% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Public Funds and Financing - As introduced, enacts the "Greenbelt Initiative Fund Transfer (GIFT) Act," which creates the rural revenue equity fund; authorizes the commissioner of economic and community development to distribute amounts from the fund to rural counties based on certain agricultural, demographic, and fiscal criteria, including greenbelt acreage. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9 and Title 67.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  2. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways and Means Committee

  3. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026

  4. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  5. Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to Final Calendar No. 2

  6. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

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

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

  9. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

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

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

  13. Sponsor(s) Added.

  14. Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/24/2026

  15. Sponsor(s) Added.

  16. Sponsor(s) Added.

  17. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee

  18. Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  19. Sponsor(s) Added.

  20. P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee

  21. Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee

  22. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  23. Intro., P1C.

  24. Filed for introduction

  25. Filed for introduction

  26. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 131 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (131)

131 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

finance agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2480 do?
Public Funds and Financing - As introduced, enacts the "Greenbelt Initiative Fund Transfer (GIFT) Act," which creates the rural revenue equity fund; authorizes the commissioner of economic and community development to distribute amounts from the fund to rural counties based on certain agricultural, demographic, and fiscal criteria, including greenbelt acreage. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9 and Title 67.
Who sponsors SB 2480?
SB 2480 is sponsored by Bowling, Janice (Republican) and Hensley, Joey (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 2480?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 02, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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