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

SB 1611: Aircraft and Airports - As enacted, specifies that a joint board established by two municipalities and two counties pursuant to an interlocal agreement for the purpose of operating an airport is vested with all the powers, rights, duties, and privileges of a regional airport authority. - Amends TCA Title 42, Chapter 5.

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 1611 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Aircraft and Airports - As enacted, specifies that a joint board established by two municipalities and two counties pursuant to an interlocal agreement for the purpose of operating an airport is vested with all the powers, rights, duties, and privileges of a regional airport authority. - Amends TCA Title 42, Chapter 5. Primary sponsor: Paul Bailey (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 15, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 911.

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): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Paul BaileyPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate15

“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. 911
  2. Companion House Bill substituted
  3. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026
  4. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
  5. Recalled from Senate Energy, Ag., and Natural Resources Committee
  6. Refer to Senate Transportation & Safety Committee
  7. Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/25/2026
  8. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
  9. Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/11/2026
  10. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
  11. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
  12. Filed for introduction

Sources

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