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

SB 2157: Tourism - As enacted, requires the department of tourist development to promulgate rules designating tourism development zones in this state as economic protection zones; places certain limitations on a local government blocking streets or other rights-of-way in a tourism development zone; clarifies that the Tennessee highway patrol has concurrent law enforcement authority with local law enforcement agencies within a tourism development zone in this state. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 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 2157 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Tourism - As enacted, requires the department of tourist development to promulgate rules designating tourism development zones in this state as economic protection zones; places certain limitations on a local government blocking streets or other rights-of-way in a tourism development zone; clarifies that the Tennessee highway patrol has concurrent law enforcement authority with local law enforcement agencies within a tourism development zone in this state. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 67. Primary sponsor: Bo Watson (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 26, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1024.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bo WatsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11

“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. 1024
  2. Companion House Bill substituted
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2026
  5. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026
  6. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
  7. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/25/2026
  8. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026
  9. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026
  10. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026
  11. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026
  12. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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