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

HB 308: Taxes, Sales - As introduced, authorizes certain counties to levy a local option sales tax at the rate of 3.75 percent, instead of a maximum of 2.75 percent, if the revenue from the increase in such tax is used by the county exclusively for the construction of a new county jail or to retire debt, including principal and interest and related expenses, on such construction. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6, Part 7.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 308 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Taxes, Sales - As introduced, authorizes certain counties to levy a local option sales tax at the rate of 3.75 percent, instead of a maximum of 2.75 percent, if the revenue from the increase in such tax is used by the county exclusively for the construction of a new county jail or to retire debt, including principal and interest and related expenses, on such construction. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6, Part 7. Primary sponsor: John Gillespie (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 8, 2025): Failed in State & Local Government Committee.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John GillespiePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse97

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Failed in State & Local Government Committee
  2. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/9/2025
  3. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/9/2025
  4. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025
  5. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/2/2025
  6. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/26/2025
  7. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025
  8. Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
  9. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/19/2025
  10. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/19/2025
  11. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/12/2025
  12. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/12/2025

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source