---
type: "Bill"
title: "Tourism - As enacted, requires the department of tourist development to promulgate rules designating tourism development zones in this state as economic protection zones; places certain limitations on a local government blocking streets or other rights-of-way in a tourism development zone; clarifies that the Tennessee highway patrol has concurrent law enforcement authority with local law enforcement agencies within a tourism development zone in this state. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 67."
description: "Tourism - As enacted, requires the department of tourist development to promulgate rules designating tourism development zones in this state as economic protection zones; places certain limitations on a local government blocking streets or other rights-of-way in a tourism development zone; clarifies that the Tennessee highway patrol has concurrent law enforcement authority with local law enforcement agencies within a tourism development zone in this state. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 67."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 2366"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2366 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Tourism"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hawk"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 48
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/90664e05-2444-4fcd-b6d1-a78aaccd6530"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2366&ga=114"
source_hash: "cddae106ac68cb4db3a3748a34d15eec0d10f3ee95c6d2b867ed14a3d69a54e3"
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 2366 (114) — Tourism - As enacted, requires the department of tourist development to promulgate rules designating tourism development zones in this state as economic protection zones; places certain limitations on a local government blocking streets or other rights-of-way in a tourism development zone; clarifies that the Tennessee highway patrol has concurrent law enforcement authority with local law enforcement agencies within a tourism development zone in this state. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 67.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0793** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0793.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0898** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0898.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0894** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0894.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2366.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/23/2026 Passed (1) — **27–4** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 Passed (2) — **69–22** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/30/2026 Passed — **7–4** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026 4/2/2026 Failed — **0–1** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CITIES & COUNTIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 3/18/2026 Passed (3) — **5–2** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 2 4/23/2026 Passed — **68–13** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR 2 MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/22/2026 Passed — **72–16** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 Passed (1) — **70–23** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 3/24/2026 Passed — **17–5** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/9/2026 Passed (2) — **26–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hawk — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-04** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2026-02-05** Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-05** P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-12** Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
- **2026-03-18** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026
- **2026-03-18** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-24** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-25** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/30/2026
- **2026-03-30** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-01** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026
- **2026-04-02** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026
- **2026-04-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-04-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-06** Passed H., as am., Ayes 70, Nays 23, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2026-04-06** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0898) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-06** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0793) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-09** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 4 `passage`
- **2026-04-09** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0894)
- **2026-04-09** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2026-04-09** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-04-13** H. Placed on Message Calendar
- **2026-04-14** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/16/2026
- **2026-04-14** H. nonconcurred in S. am. no. 1
- **2026-04-15** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/16/2026
- **2026-04-16** Conf. comm. appointed. (Rep. Stinnett, Vaughan, R. Jones, Shaw, Hawk)
- **2026-04-16** H. refused to recede from its non-concurrence
- **2026-04-16** H. Placed on Message Calendar 3 for 4-16-26
- **2026-04-16** Senate refused to recede from amendment
- **2026-04-20** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/22/2026
- **2026-04-21** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/22/2026
- **2026-04-22** Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 72, Nays 16 PNV 0
- **2026-04-22** H. Placed on Message Calendar #2 for 4/22/26
- **2026-04-22** Conference Committee appointed (Watson, Jackson, Akbari)
- **2026-04-23** Conference Committee report #2 adopted, Ayes 27, Nays 4, PNV 1
- **2026-04-23** Majority CCR 2 Adopted, Ayes 68, Nays 13, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-23** Conference Committee Report 1 reconsidered, withdrawn.
- **2026-04-23** Motion to reconsider CCR 1 adopted.
- **2026-04-23** Motion to lift from table adopted CCR 1
- **2026-04-23** Senate returned.
- **2026-04-23** Requested S. to return.
- **2026-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-30** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-05-05** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-07** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Effective date(s) 05/19/2026, 08/01/2026
- **2026-05-26** Pub. Ch. 1024

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/90664e05-2444-4fcd-b6d1-a78aaccd6530`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).