Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 1096: Economic and Community Development - As enacted, prohibits an employer seeking to receive an economic development incentive from the state from entering into a community benefits agreement or similar legal contract if the agreement or contract imposes obligations or conditions on the employer regarding employment practices, benefits, or operations that are not directly related to the performance of the employer’s duties under the economic development incentive. - Amends TCA Title 4.

Enacted Last action April 4, 2025: Pub. Ch. 151

Plain-language summary

HB 1096 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Economic and Community Development - As enacted, prohibits an employer seeking to receive an economic development incentive from the state from entering into a community benefits agreement or similar legal contract if the agreement or contract imposes obligations or conditions on the employer regarding employment practices, benefits, or operations that are not directly related to the performance of the employer’s duties under the economic development incentive. - Amends TCA Title 4. Primary sponsor: Cameron Sexton (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 4, 2025): Pub. Ch. 151.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Cameron Sexton (Republican).