---
type: "Bill"
title: "Regional Authorities and Special Districts - As enacted, makes revisions to the law relative to the Tennessee Duck River Development Agency. - Amends TCA Title 64, Chapter 1, Part 6."
description: "Regional Authorities and Special Districts - As enacted, makes revisions to the law relative to the Tennessee Duck River Development Agency. - Amends TCA Title 64, Chapter 1, Part 6."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1397"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1397 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Regional Authorities and Special Districts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Reeves"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-02-01"
last_action: "2024-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f9c14e31-4482-49af-9f82-e598cff687f8"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1397&GA=113"
source_hash: "566e73f87e56ea0d78f389acaa97a5f3acf94260f9956e85094ed21b50c44c22"
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 1397 (113) — Regional Authorities and Special Districts - As enacted, makes revisions to the law relative to the Tennessee Duck River Development Agency. - Amends TCA Title 64, Chapter 1, Part 6.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0530** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0530.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0518** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0518.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1397.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2024 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/7/2024 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/9/2024 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/9/2024 Passed — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/2/2024 Passed — **11–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Reeves — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-01** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee `passage`
- **2023-03-01** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/8/2023
- **2023-03-08** Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-31** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/7/2024
- **2024-02-02** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-07** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2024-03-19** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/26/2024
- **2024-03-26** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/2/2024
- **2024-03-26** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/2/2024
- **2024-04-02** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-04-05** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2024
- **2024-04-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-04-09** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-09** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0518)
- **2024-04-11** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-22** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-22** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0530) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-22** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-24** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-25** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-13** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-05-13** Pub. Ch. 927

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f9c14e31-4482-49af-9f82-e598cff687f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).