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

SB 144: Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, generally requires that all monies received under the sales and use tax from the sale, use, consumption, or distribution of new or used tires on or after July 1, 2025, must be earmarked and allocated to the highway fund. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 54; Title 55; Title 65 and Title 67.

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

SB 144 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, generally requires that all monies received under the sales and use tax from the sale, use, consumption, or distribution of new or used tires on or after July 1, 2025, must be earmarked and allocated to the highway fund. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 54; Title 55; Title 65 and Title 67. Primary sponsor: Page Walley (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 27, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 508.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Page WalleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate26

“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. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 508
  2. Sponsor(s) Added.
  3. Companion House Bill substituted
  4. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0
  5. Sponsor(s) Added.
  6. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2025
  7. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2025
  8. Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025
  9. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025
  10. Sponsor(s) Added.
  11. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1
  12. Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/5/2025

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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