TN HB 2538
died on adjournmentRegional Authorities and Special Districts - As enacted, authorizes the Megasite Authority of West Tennessee to issue bonds for the sole purpose of financing, in whole or in part, the cost of acquisition, purchase, construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment, or extension of the water system or wastewater system operated by the authority; grants certain additional authority to the board of directors; limits liability of the state on bonds of the authority. - Amends TCA Title 64, Chapter 9.
Tennessee · 114S1 · lower
Quick answers
Did TN HB 2538 pass?
No. TN HB 2538 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-05-05): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 724
What is TN HB 2538 about?
TN HB 2538 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Regional Authorities and Special Districts - As enacted, authorizes the Megasite Authority of West Tennessee to issue bonds for the sole purpose of financing, in whole or in part, the cost of acquisition, purchase, construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment, or extension of the water system or wastewater system operated by the authority; grants certain additional authority to the board of directors; limits liability of the state on bonds of the authority. - Amends TCA Title 64, Chapter 9.”.
Who sponsors TN HB 2538?
Lamberth is the primary sponsor of TN HB 2538.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-04
- Latest action
- 2026-05-05 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 724
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Lamberthprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-02-03
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-02-04
Intro., P1C.
introduction
2026-02-05
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
2026-02-19
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2026-03-03
Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee
referral-committee
2026-03-03
Ref. to State & Local Government Committee
referral-committee
2026-03-04
Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
2026-03-11
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026
2026-03-11
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
referral-committee
2026-03-18
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/19/2026
2026-03-18
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-19
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/26/2026
2026-03-26
Comp. SB subst.
2026-03-26
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2026-05-05
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 724
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Votes
HOUSE CITIES & COUNTIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 3/11/2026 Passed (3)
2026-03-11 · pass · 6-0
HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/18/2026 Passed (2)
2026-03-18 · pass · 19-0
HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/26/2026 3/19/2026 (1)
2026-03-26 · fail · 0-0
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 2226
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