TN HB 166
enactedRedistricting, Legislative - As enacted, adds that geographic descriptions affecting part of the boundary line between Fayette County and Shelby County are to be construed as the boundary line when census descriptions, counties, voting districts (VTDs), tracts, blocks, census delineations, census district lines, and other census designations are those established for or by the United States department of commerce, bureau of the census, for taking the 2020 federal decennial census in this state as contained in the topologically integrated geographic encoding and referencing system for the composition of state congressional districts, state senatorial districts, and state house of representative districts. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 16 and Title 3, Chapter 1.
Tennessee · 114S1 · lower
Quick answers
Did TN HB 166 pass?
Yes. TN HB 166 has been enacted into law as of 2026-04-23. Latest recorded action (2026-04-23): Pub. Ch. 742
What is TN HB 166 about?
TN HB 166 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Redistricting, Legislative - As enacted, adds that geographic descriptions affecting part of the boundary line between Fayette County and Shelby County are to be construed as the boundary line when census descriptions, counties, voting districts (VTDs), tracts, blocks, census delineations, census district lines, and other census designations are those established for or by the United States department of commerce, bureau of the census, for taking the 2020 federal decennial census in this state as contained in the topologically integrated geographic encoding and referencing system for the composition of state congressional districts, state senatorial districts, and state house of representative districts. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 16 and Title 3, Chapter 1.”.
Who sponsors TN HB 166?
Marsh is the primary sponsor of TN HB 166.
- Introduced
- 2025-01-16
- Latest action
- 2026-04-23 — Pub. Ch. 742
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Marshprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-01-15
Filed for introduction
filing
2025-01-16
Intro., P1C.
introduction
2025-01-27
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
referral-committee
2025-01-28
Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee
referral-committee
2026-02-19
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2026-02-25
Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/4/2026
2026-03-04
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026
2026-03-04
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
referral-committee
2026-03-11
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2026
2026-03-11
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-12
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026
2026-03-16
Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0
passage
2026-03-16
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0669)
amendment-passage
2026-03-17
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
receipt
2026-03-19
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
introduction
2026-03-30
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
passage
2026-03-30
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0930)
2026-03-30
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
substitution
2026-04-01
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
enrolled
2026-04-06
Signed by Senate Speaker
passage
2026-04-06
Signed by H. Speaker
passage
2026-04-07
Transmitted to Governor for his action.
executive-receipt
2026-04-16
Signed by Governor.
executive-signature
2026-04-23
Effective date(s) 04/16/2026
2026-04-23
Pub. Ch. 742
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Votes
HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 3/4/2026 Passed
2026-03-04 · pass · 5-0
HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/11/2026 Passed
2026-03-11 · pass · 19-1
HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026 3/12/2026 (2)
2026-03-16 · fail · 0-0
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2026 Passed (1)
2026-03-16 · pass · 93-0
FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/30/2026 Passed (1)
2026-03-30 · pass · 32-0
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 1076
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