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

HB 952: Economic and Community Development - As introduced, enacts the "Small Business Growth and Empowerment Act"; authorizes business tax credits for small businesses hiring locally or providing workforce training; creates grants for minority-owned and women-owned businesses in underserved areas. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 7 and Title 67, Chapter 4.

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 952 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Economic and Community Development - As introduced, enacts the "Small Business Growth and Empowerment Act"; authorizes business tax credits for small businesses hiring locally or providing workforce training; creates grants for minority-owned and women-owned businesses in underserved areas. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 7 and Title 67, Chapter 4. Primary sponsor: Shaundelle Brooks (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 18, 2026): Def. to Summer Study in Business & Utilities Subcommittee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Shaundelle BrooksPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse60

“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. Def. to Summer Study in Business & Utilities Subcommittee
  2. Action Def. in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee to 3/18/2026
  3. Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
  4. Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
  5. Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee
  6. P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee
  7. Intro., P1C.
  8. Filed for introduction

Sources

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