---
type: "Bill"
title: "Regional Authorities and Special Districts - As enacted, creates the Megasite Authority of West Tennessee. - Amends TCA Section 4-29-243; Section 4-29-244; Section 10-7-504; Title 64; Section 67-5-502 and Section 67-5-505."
description: "Regional Authorities and Special Districts - As enacted, creates the Megasite Authority of West Tennessee. - Amends TCA Section 4-29-243; Section 4-29-244; Section 10-7-504; Title 64; Section 67-5-502 and Section 67-5-505."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112S2"
identifier: "SB 8001"
citation: "Tennessee SB 8001 (112S2)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Regional Authorities and Special Districts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lamberth"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 45
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2021-10-15"
last_action: "2021-11-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f584c379-5dcb-43ec-8413-b8e771349b58"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB8001&GA=112"
source_hash: "b57451f8f22beb894dfb9f6d8d21f215a7b2aa787b98dae854a378df10fd49f2"
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 8001 (112S2) — Regional Authorities and Special Districts - As enacted, creates the Megasite Authority of West Tennessee. - Amends TCA Section 4-29-243; Section 4-29-244; Section 10-7-504; Title 64; Section 67-5-502 and Section 67-5-505.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA8001** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA8001.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA8007** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA8007.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA8008** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA8008.pdf)
4. **Amendment HA8009** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA8009.pdf)
5. **Amendment HA8010** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA8010.pdf)
6. **Amendment HA8011** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA8011.pdf)
7. **Amendment HA8012** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA8012.pdf)
8. **Amendment SA8001** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA8001.pdf)
9. **Amendment SA8002** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA8002.pdf)
10. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB8001.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 10/19/2021 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 5 BY CEPICKY PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 10/20/2021 Passed — **74–18** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 7 BY SMITH PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 10/20/2021 Passed — **64–24** (pass) · lower
- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 1 10/19/2021 Passed — **6–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 6 BY CLEMMONS PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 10/20/2021 Passed — **65–28** (pass) · lower
- COMMERCE COMMITTEE OF EXTRAORDINARY SESSION II: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee of Extraordinary Session II 10/19/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 4 10/20/2021 Passed — **26–4** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 10/20/2021 Passed — **27–3** (pass) · upper
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE OF EXTRAORDINARY SESSION II: Rec. for pass 10/20/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 10/19/2021 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 10/20/2021 Passed — **90–3** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee 10/19/2021 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)
- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-10-15** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-10-18** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-10-18** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-10-18** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-10-19** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 10/20/2021
- **2021-10-19** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-10-19** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 10/19/2021
- **2021-10-19** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2021-10-19** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 10/19/2021
- **2021-10-19** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2021-10-19** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 10/19/2021
- **2021-10-19** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 1
- **2021-10-19** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
- **2021-10-19** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 10/19/2021
- **2021-10-19** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee of Extraordinary Session II for 10/19/2021
- **2021-10-19** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee of Extraordinary Session II `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-10-19** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee of Extraordinary Session II for 10/19/2021
- **2021-10-19** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee of Extraordinary Session II `referral-committee`
- **2021-10-20** Concurred, Ayes 24, Nays 4 (Amendment 4 - HA8009) `passage`
- **2021-10-20** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 10/20/2021
- **2021-10-20** Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 3, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2021-10-20** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - HA8008) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-10-20** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA8007) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-10-20** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA8001) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-10-20** Am. tabled. (Amendment 7 - HA8012) `amendment-deferral`
- **2021-10-20** Am. tabled. (Amendment 6 - HA8011) `amendment-deferral`
- **2021-10-20** Am. tabled. (Amendment 5 - HA8010) `amendment-deferral`
- **2021-10-20** H. adopted am. (Amendment 4 - HA8009) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-10-20** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-10-20** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-10-20** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 3 `passage`
- **2021-10-20** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA8001)
- **2021-10-20** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA8002)
- **2021-10-20** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-10-20** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 10/20/21
- **2021-10-20** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee of Extraordinary Session II for 10/20/2021
- **2021-10-20** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee of Extraordinary Session II `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-10-21** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-10-27** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-10-28** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-10-28** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-11-03** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-11-18** Pub. Ch. 1
- **2021-11-18** Effective date(s) 11/03/2021
- **2021-11-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f584c379-5dcb-43ec-8413-b8e771349b58`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).