---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, enacts the \"Master Development Plan Recognition Act\". - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13; Title 41; Title 42; Title 49; Title 64; Title 68 and Title 69."
description: "Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, enacts the \"Master Development Plan Recognition Act\". - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13; Title 41; Title 42; Title 49; Title 64; Title 68 and Title 69."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 157"
citation: "Tennessee SB 157 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Funds and Financing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Watson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 47
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-27"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6eb05e94-51d0-4349-a979-ffa2c60c6465"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0157&GA=110"
source_hash: "9aeb26a8cff48fc28dea91ec6da5b289fdac401275023068e498af952e9a207b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee SB 157 (110) — Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, enacts the "Master Development Plan Recognition Act". - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13; Title 41; Title 42; Title 49; Title 64; Title 68 and Title 69.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB0157.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/3/2018 Passed — **11–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)
- Watson — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-27** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-01-30** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2017-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-02** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee-- Finance, Ways & Means `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-03** Assigned to s/c State Government Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-14** Placed on s/c cal State Government Subcommittee for 3/21/2018
- **2018-03-21** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/27/2018
- **2018-03-21** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-27** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-28** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/3/2018
- **2018-03-28** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/3/2018
- **2018-03-28** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-03** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-04-03** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-04** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/9/2018
- **2018-04-09** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-10** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/17/2018
- **2018-04-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2018
- **2018-04-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/17/2018
- **2018-04-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-17** Senate Reset on calendar 4/18/18
- **2018-04-17** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-04-17** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-04-17** Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-17** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1042) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-18** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-04-18** Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-18** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA1013)
- **2018-04-18** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2018-04-19** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/23/2018
- **2018-04-19** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-19** Senate adopted Amendment #2
- **2018-04-19** Motion to reconsider adopted.
- **2018-04-19** Tabling motion lifted
- **2018-04-23** H. concurred in S. am. no. 2 Ayes 89, Nays 2 PNV 0 HB0132
- **2018-04-24** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-24** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-04-25** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-04-26** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-03** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 852
- **2018-05-08** Pub. Ch. 852
- **2018-05-08** Effective date(s) 05/03/2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6eb05e94-51d0-4349-a979-ffa2c60c6465`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).