---
type: "Bill"
title: "Taxes, Privilege - As enacted, makes permanent the removal of the cap on the amount of state shared sales tax revenue remitted to premiere type tourist resort municipalities. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 48; Title 63 and Title 67."
description: "Taxes, Privilege - As enacted, makes permanent the removal of the cap on the amount of state shared sales tax revenue remitted to premiere type tourist resort municipalities. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 48; Title 63 and Title 67."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 897"
citation: "Tennessee SB 897 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Privilege", "Taxes"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hazlewood", "Stevens"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 47
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-02-03"
last_action: "2021-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/913f1941-4ee9-4d5e-90fd-26f09d8a6503"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0897&GA=112"
source_hash: "ab3dc8deb588b8ac26f54273e084d6d39a9f8afceba15a385b1fca459e2c5466"
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 897 (112) — Taxes, Privilege - As enacted, makes permanent the removal of the cap on the amount of state shared sales tax revenue remitted to premiere type tourist resort municipalities. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 48; Title 63 and Title 67.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0413** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0413.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0206** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0206.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0280** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0280.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0897.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/3/2021 4/28/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/19/2021 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/6/2021 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/21/2021 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/3/2021 Passed (1) — **88–3** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/27/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hazlewood — primary (person)
- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-03** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2021-02-23** Refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Revenue Subcommittee
- **2021-03-16** Placed on Senate FW&M Revenue Subcommittee calendar for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-23** Action deferred in Senate FW&M Revenue Subcommittee to 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-24** Placed on Senate FW&M Revenue Subcommittee calendar for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-25** Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
- **2021-03-25** Sponsor change.
- **2021-03-30** Refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee w/ recommendation, as amended `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-30** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-31** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-31** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-06** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-04-07** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-07** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-14** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-14** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-16** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/19/2021
- **2021-04-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-04-19** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-19** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0206)
- **2021-04-19** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0280)
- **2021-04-20** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-21** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-04-21** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/27/2021
- **2021-04-21** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-27** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-27** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-28** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 3, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-05-03** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0413) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-05-03** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-05-03** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-05-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-05-05** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-05** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-05-07** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-05-18** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-21** Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
- **2021-05-21** Pub. Ch. 481
- **2021-05-21** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 481

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/913f1941-4ee9-4d5e-90fd-26f09d8a6503`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).