---
type: "Bill"
title: "Knox County - As enacted and subject to local approval, authorizes Knox County to collect the privilege tax on occupancy from transients in owner-occupied single family residences, in apartments or condominiums where less than 25 percent of the total units are rented to transients, and in single-family homes where each single-family dwelling unit occupies a separate lot. - Amends Chapter 847 of the Public Acts of 1982, as amended by Chapter 628 of the Public Acts of 1996."
description: "Knox County - As enacted and subject to local approval, authorizes Knox County to collect the privilege tax on occupancy from transients in owner-occupied single family residences, in apartments or condominiums where less than 25 percent of the total units are rented to transients, and in single-family homes where each single-family dwelling unit occupies a separate lot. - Amends Chapter 847 of the Public Acts of 1982, as amended by Chapter 628 of the Public Acts of 1996."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 2907"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2907 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Knox County"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briggs", "Wright"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 34
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-02-19"
last_action: "2020-07-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/58364ac3-4fad-4f34-a6c8-11125ff9fbcf"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2907&GA=111"
source_hash: "8adbe94dfa7e366fcf21938845dbb7fe13ba2a8135bb5d74b53c21863879a480"
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 HB 2907 (111) — Knox County - As enacted and subject to local approval, authorizes Knox County to collect the privilege tax on occupancy from transients in owner-occupied single family residences, in apartments or condominiums where less than 25 percent of the total units are rented to transients, and in single-family homes where each single-family dwelling unit occupies a separate lot. - Amends Chapter 847 of the Public Acts of 1982, as amended by Chapter 628 of the Public Acts of 1996.

## 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/111/Bill/HB2907.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE LOCAL COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 6/3/2020 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 6/10/2020 Passed (2) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/8/2020 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE PROPERTY & PLANNING SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Committee 3/10/2020 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 6/10/2020 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 6/9/2020 Passed (3) — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Briggs — primary (person)
- Wright — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-19** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-20** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-02-20** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-24** P2C, ref. to Local Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-24** Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee
- **2020-02-25** Assigned to s/c Property & Planning Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-04** Placed on s/c cal Property & Planning Subcommittee for 3/10/2020
- **2020-03-10** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-11** Placed on cal. Local Committee for 3/18/2020
- **2020-03-18** Meeting Canceled
- **2020-05-27** Placed on cal. Local Committee for 6/3/2020
- **2020-06-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-06-01** Approved by Delayed Bills Committee
- **2020-06-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee
- **2020-06-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 6/4/2020
- **2020-06-03** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-04** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 6/8/2020
- **2020-06-04** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 6/9/2020
- **2020-06-08** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2020-06-09** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 6/10/2020
- **2020-06-09** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-06-10** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-10** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2020-06-10** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-06-10** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2020-06-11** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-06-11** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2020-06-17** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-06-18** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-07** Pub. Ch. 763
- **2020-07-07** Effective date(s) 06/22/2020
- **2020-07-07** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 763

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/58364ac3-4fad-4f34-a6c8-11125ff9fbcf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).