---
type: "Bill"
title: "Regional Authorities and Special Districts - As enacted, revises the \"Convention Center Authorities Act of 2009\" as the \"Convention Center and Agricultural Exposition Authorities Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 89."
description: "Regional Authorities and Special Districts - As enacted, revises the \"Convention Center Authorities Act of 2009\" as the \"Convention Center and Agricultural Exposition Authorities Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 89."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2613"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2613 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Regional Authorities and Special Districts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Massey"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0e597695-c0f4-4db9-b998-267719b698b2"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2613&ga=114"
source_hash: "20b18381558dba82309bbf395f8f534c965c56dc0a94f736bfffe13af8fcfd8c"
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 2613 (114) — Regional Authorities and Special Districts - As enacted, revises the "Convention Center Authorities Act of 2009" as the "Convention Center and Agricultural Exposition Authorities Act." - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 89.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA1083** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1083.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0888** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0888.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2613.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed (1) — **88–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/15/2026 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/1/2026 Passed (2) — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/25/2026 Passed (3) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Massey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee
- **2026-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-03-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-03-02** Approved by Delayed Bills Committee
- **2026-03-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-11** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026
- **2026-03-17** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026
- **2026-03-18** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026
- **2026-03-19** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-24** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026
- **2026-03-24** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/25/2026
- **2026-03-25** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/1/2026
- **2026-03-25** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-03-25** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026
- **2026-03-31** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/1/2026
- **2026-04-01** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2026-04-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2026
- **2026-04-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-04-15** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0888)
- **2026-04-20** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-21** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1083) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-21** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-29** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-30** 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
- **2026-05-27** Pub. Ch. 984

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0e597695-c0f4-4db9-b998-267719b698b2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).