---
type: "Bill"
title: "Business and Commerce - As enacted, enacts the \"Regional Retail Tourism Development District Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 12; Title 47; Title 48; Title 61 and Title 67."
description: "Business and Commerce - As enacted, enacts the \"Regional Retail Tourism Development District Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 12; Title 47; Title 48; Title 61 and Title 67."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 524"
citation: "Tennessee HB 524 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business and Commerce"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Crowe", "Hill M"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 62
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2019-02-04"
last_action: "2019-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c5e7b807-8277-4af8-8152-5a423b373fe9"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0524&GA=111"
source_hash: "f1b7ed05ce62adcb0f017eef35e4f452acd05cc207d89976d96a5fae74057757"
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 524 (111) — Business and Commerce - As enacted, enacts the "Regional Retail Tourism Development District Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 12; Title 47; Title 48; Title 61 and Title 67.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0483** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0483.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0503** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0503.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0363** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0363.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0461** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0461.pdf)
5. **Amendment SA0462** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0462.pdf)
6. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB0524.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/30/2019 4/29/2019 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/24/2019 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/16/2019 Passed (4) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 5/2/2019 Passed (2) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/30/2019 Passed (2) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 3 5/2/2019 Passed (1) — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 5/2/2019 Passed (3) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 5/2/2019 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/24/2019 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Crowe — primary (person)
- Hill M — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-04** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2019-02-07** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2019-04-03** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-03** Ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-03** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/9/2019
- **2019-04-09** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 4/16/2019
- **2019-04-10** Placed behind the budget
- **2019-04-10** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/10/2019
- **2019-04-10** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/16/2019
- **2019-04-16** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-04-17** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/25/2019
- **2019-04-18** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2019
- **2019-04-23** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/24/2019
- **2019-04-23** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/24/2019
- **2019-04-24** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/29/2019
- **2019-04-24** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-24** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/24/2019
- **2019-04-24** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-24** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/25/2019
- **2019-04-25** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/29/2019
- **2019-04-25** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/25/2019
- **2019-04-29** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/30/2019
- **2019-04-29** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/30/2019
- **2019-04-29** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/30/2019
- **2019-04-29** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/29/2019
- **2019-04-30** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-04-30** Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-30** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0503) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-30** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0483) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-30** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/1/2019
- **2019-04-30** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/1/2019
- **2019-05-01** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-05-01** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/2/2019
- **2019-05-01** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. FW&M Comm. 5/2/19
- **2019-05-01** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/2/2019
- **2019-05-02** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-05-02** S. Amendment #2 withdrawn.
- **2019-05-02** Motion to reconsider S. Am #2 adopted.
- **2019-05-02** Tabling Motion Lifted.
- **2019-05-02** H. concurred in S. am. no. 3 Ayes 76, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-05-02** H. nonconcurred in S. am. no. 2
- **2019-05-02** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-05-02** Reset on next available calendar
- **2019-05-02** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0462)
- **2019-05-02** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0461)
- **2019-05-02** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0363)
- **2019-05-02** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-05-02** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-05-02** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 for 5/2/2019
- **2019-05-02** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-05-09** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-05-10** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-05-14** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-05-16** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-29** Pub. Ch. 498
- **2019-05-29** Effective date(s) 07/01/2019
- **2019-05-29** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 498

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c5e7b807-8277-4af8-8152-5a423b373fe9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).