---
type: "Bill"
title: "Taxes, Sales - As enacted, makes revisions to the \"Border Region Retail Tourism Development District Act\" and the \"Regional Retail Tourism Development District Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 40 and Title 7, Chapter 41."
description: "Taxes, Sales - As enacted, makes revisions to the \"Border Region Retail Tourism Development District Act\" and the \"Regional Retail Tourism Development District Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 40 and Title 7, Chapter 41."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 316"
citation: "Tennessee SB 316 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sales", "Taxes"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Watson"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 34
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-20"
last_action: "2024-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d24725dc-a3a8-4f80-8cac-c8efb68188b6"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0316&GA=113"
source_hash: "c2858a87bdff12dd80aeec53051ccd3eeadfabafdde2ddedcbbfa091a25b663c"
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 316 (113) — Taxes, Sales - As enacted, makes revisions to the "Border Region Retail Tourism Development District Act" and the "Regional Retail Tourism Development District Act." - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 40 and Title 7, Chapter 41.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0988** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0988.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0235** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0235.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA1033** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA1033.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0316.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/24/2024 Passed — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2024 Passed — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 10, Nays 0 PNV 1 4/23/2024 Passed — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/30/2023 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/21/2023 Passed — **11–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Watson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-20** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-21** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-24** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `passage`
- **2023-01-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-01-30** Refer to Senate Revenue Subcommittee
- **2023-02-28** Placed on Senate FW&M Revenue Subcommittee calendar for 3/7/2023
- **2023-03-07** Action deferred in Senate FW&M Revenue Subcommittee to 3/14/2023
- **2023-03-08** Placed on Senate FW&M Revenue Subcommittee calendar for 3/14/2023
- **2023-03-14** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/21/2023
- **2023-03-14** Refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee with recommendation
- **2023-03-21** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-03-24** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/27/2023
- **2023-03-28** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/30/2023
- **2023-03-30** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-30** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-30** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0235)
- **2023-04-03** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-16** Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-16** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0988) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-16** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-19** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/22/2024
- **2024-04-22** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways, & Means Committee for 4/23/24
- **2024-04-22** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024
- **2024-04-22** Re-refer to Senate Finance, Ways, & Means Committee
- **2024-04-23** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/24/2024
- **2024-04-23** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 10, Nays 0 PNV 1
- **2024-04-24** Concurred on HA#1, Ayes 31, Nays 0
- **2024-04-29** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-15** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-16** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-29** Effective date(s) 05/28/2024
- **2024-05-29** Pub. Ch. 1006

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d24725dc-a3a8-4f80-8cac-c8efb68188b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).