---
type: "Bill"
title: "Regional Authorities and Special Districts - As enacted, vacates the present board of commissioners of each existing authority for metropolitan and regional airports, and reconstitute a new governing body; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7 and Title 42."
description: "Regional Authorities and Special Districts - As enacted, vacates the present board of commissioners of each existing authority for metropolitan and regional airports, and reconstitute a new governing body; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7 and Title 42."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2473"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2473 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Regional Authorities and Special Districts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 37
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b66bffb-ff52-46dc-8591-a70f5181109f"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2473&ga=114"
source_hash: "87071b9f75e0e5a14eb5129e1b040920dd04c167daa267ff3657bfec579ced70"
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 2473 (114) — Regional Authorities and Special Districts - As enacted, vacates the present board of commissioners of each existing authority for metropolitan and regional airports, and reconstitute a new governing body; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7 and Title 42.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0640** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0640.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0835** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0835.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0854** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0854.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2473.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR 2 PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed — **74–21** (pass) · lower
- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/25/2026 Passed — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR 2 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed — **73–21** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 Passed (2) — **67–25** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/13/2026 Passed (1) — **25–8** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 Passed (1) — **70–22** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-18** Refer to Senate Transportation & Safety Committee
- **2026-02-18** Recalled from Senate State & Local Government Committee
- **2026-02-25** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/4/2026
- **2026-03-04** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/11/2026
- **2026-03-04** Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/11/2026
- **2026-03-11** Reset on Final calendar of Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
- **2026-03-18** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/25/2026
- **2026-03-25** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2026-04-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026
- **2026-04-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-04-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-13** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 8 `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0854)
- **2026-04-15** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-20** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-20** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/22/2026
- **2026-04-20** Passed H., as am., Ayes 70, Nays 22, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2026-04-20** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0835) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-20** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0640) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-20** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-21** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/22/2026
- **2026-04-22** H. Placed on Message Calendar #2 for 4/22/26
- **2026-04-22** Senate refused to concur in amendment `amendment-failure`
- **2026-04-23** Passed H., Ayes 73, Nays 21, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-23** H. Am. 2 reconsidered, withdrawn.
- **2026-04-23** Motion to reconsider adopted.
- **2026-04-23** Motion to lift from table adopted.
- **2026-05-05** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-05-06** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-07** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-27** Effective date(s) 05/19/2026, 07/01/2026
- **2026-05-27** Pub. Ch. 978

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b66bffb-ff52-46dc-8591-a70f5181109f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).