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TN HB 308

died on adjournment

Taxes, Sales - As introduced, authorizes certain counties to levy a local option sales tax at the rate of 3.75 percent, instead of a maximum of 2.75 percent, if the revenue from the increase in such tax is used by the county exclusively for the construction of a new county jail or to retire debt, including principal and interest and related expenses, on such construction. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6, Part 7.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 308 pass?

No. TN HB 308 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 (2025-04-08): Failed in State & Local Government Committee

What is TN HB 308 about?

TN HB 308 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Taxes, Sales - As introduced, authorizes certain counties to levy a local option sales tax at the rate of 3.75 percent, instead of a maximum of 2.75 percent, if the revenue from the increase in such tax is used by the county exclusively for the construction of a new county jail or to retire debt, including principal and interest and related expenses, on such construction. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6, Part 7.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 308?

Gillespie is the primary sponsor of TN HB 308.

Introduced
2025-01-27
Latest action
2025-04-08 — Failed in State & Local Government Committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Gillespieprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-22

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-01-27

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-01-29

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  4. 2025-02-03

    Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-03

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-02-05

    Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/12/2025

  7. 2025-02-12

    Taken off notice for cal in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee

  8. 2025-02-19

    Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/26/2025

  9. 2025-02-26

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/5/2025

  10. 2025-02-26

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

    referral-committee

  11. 2025-03-05

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/12/2025

  12. 2025-03-05

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/12/2025

  13. 2025-03-12

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/19/2025

  14. 2025-03-12

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/19/2025

  15. 2025-03-18

    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

    sponsorship

  16. 2025-03-19

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025

  17. 2025-03-19

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/26/2025

  18. 2025-03-26

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/2/2025

  19. 2025-03-26

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025

  20. 2025-04-02

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/9/2025

  21. 2025-04-02

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/9/2025

  22. 2025-04-08

    Failed in State & Local Government Committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE CITIES & COUNTIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 2/26/2025 Passed (1)

    2025-02-26 · pass · 3-2

    Member-level votes (2)
    • Butler: not voting
    • Crawford: not voting

  • HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Failed in State & Local Government Committee 4/8/2025 Failed

    2025-04-08 · fail · 7-13

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Powers: not voting

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0308&ga=114

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