Metropolitan Government Legislation - Tennessee

Companion Bill SB0345. Criminal Offenses - Requires all metal recyclers and junk dealers in business of scrap metal to register with local police and sheriff and keep log book of all transactions that must be submitted to such law enforcement officers daily. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 1, Part 2 and Title 62, Chapter 9, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for *HB0146 / SB0345 Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB0146 / SB0345 This bill revises the record-keeping requirements for junk dealers and makes such requirements consistent with the requirement applicable to persons dealing in antique, used, or scrap jewelry and precious metal. Present law requires persons who are buying, selling, exchanging, trading or dealing in scrap iron, brass, wire, cable, copper, [...]

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Companion Bill HB0146. Criminal Offenses - Requires all metal recyclers and junk dealers in business of scrap metal to register with local police and sheriff and keep log book of all transactions that must be submitted to such law enforcement officers daily. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 1, Part 2 and Title 62, Chapter 9, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for SB0345 / *HB0146 Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB0345 / *HB0146 This bill revises the record-keeping requirements for junk dealers and makes such requirements consistent with the requirement applicable to persons dealing in antique, used, or scrap jewelry and precious metal. Present law requires persons who are buying, selling, exchanging, trading or dealing in scrap iron, brass, wire, cable, copper, [...]

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Companion Bill SB1391. Metropolitan Government - Provides funding mechanism for construction of convention center located within Davidson County. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 7, Chapter 53 and Title 7, Chapter 88. Fiscal Summary for HB1433 / *SB1391 Increase Local Govt. Revenues - $4,000,000/Permissive Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant/Permissive Forgone State Revenue - Exceeds $5,000,000 Bill Summary for HB1433 / *SB1391 This bill revises provisions of the metropolitan government tourist accommodation tax. PRESENT LAW Under present law: (1) A privilege tax is imposed upon the privilege of occupancy in any hotel of each transient in an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the consideration charged by the operator; (2) In Davidson County there is authorized an additional hotel [...]

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Companion Bill SB1924. Metropolitan Government - Revises various provisions of the Convention Center and Tourism Development Act and revises provisions regarding industrial development corporations to include certain facilities that have an amusement or theme park as "qualified public use facilities"; requires comptroller and commissioner of revenue to study impact of the Act and report to the general assembly finance committees. - Amends TCA Title 7. Fiscal Summary for HB1692 / *SB1924 MINIMAL Bill Summary for HB1692 / *SB1924 ON JUNE 6, 2007, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #4 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1924, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #4 rewrites this bill to revise various provisions of the Convention Center and Tourism Development Act and present law regarding industrial development corporations. The Convention Center and Tourism [...]

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Companion Bill HB1433. Metropolitan Government - Provides funding mechanism for construction of convention center located within Davidson County. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 7, Chapter 53 and Title 7, Chapter 88. Fiscal Summary for *SB1391 / HB1433 Increase Local Govt. Revenues - $4,000,000/Permissive Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant/Permissive Forgone State Revenue - Exceeds $5,000,000 Bill Summary for *SB1391 / HB1433 This bill revises provisions of the metropolitan government tourist accommodation tax. PRESENT LAW Under present law: (1) A privilege tax is imposed upon the privilege of occupancy in any hotel of each transient in an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the consideration charged by the operator; (2) In Davidson County there is authorized an additional hotel [...]

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Companion Bill HB1692. Metropolitan Government - Revises various provisions of the Convention Center and Tourism Development Act and revises provisions regarding industrial development corporations to include certain facilities that have an amusement or theme park as "qualified public use facilities"; requires comptroller and commissioner of revenue to study impact of the Act and report to the general assembly finance committees. - Amends TCA Title 7. Fiscal Summary for *SB1924 / HB1692 MINIMAL Bill Summary for *SB1924 / HB1692 ON JUNE 6, 2007, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #4 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1924, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #4 rewrites this bill to revise various provisions of the Convention Center and Tourism Development Act and present law regarding industrial development corporations. The Convention Center and Tourism [...]

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Companion Bill SB1116. Taxes - Authorizes Nashville Metro council by resolution to impose new or additional taxes on transients, rental cars, and certain contracted vehicles transporting paying customers that exit the airport to be used to finance a new convention center; reallocates the tax on transients. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 4, Part 1 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 19. Fiscal Summary for HB1809 / *SB1116 (CORRECTED) Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Exceeds $16,000,000/Permissive Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant/Permissive Other Fiscal Impact - There will be a shift in the way current revenues are earmarked. Prior to the adoption by the Metropolitan Council of the ordinance authorized by the bill, current revenues of $20,000,000 will be allocated as follows: 1/3 for the promotion of tourism - approximately [...]

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Companion Bill HB1809. Taxes - Authorizes Nashville Metro council by resolution to impose new or additional taxes on transients, rental cars, and certain contracted vehicles transporting paying customers that exit the airport to be used to finance a new convention center; reallocates the tax on transients. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 4, Part 1 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 19. Fiscal Summary for *SB1116 / HB1809 (CORRECTED) Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Exceeds $16,000,000/Permissive Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant/Permissive Other Fiscal Impact - There will be a shift in the way current revenues are earmarked. Prior to the adoption by the Metropolitan Council of the ordinance authorized by the bill, current revenues of $20,000,000 will be allocated as follows: 1/3 for the promotion of tourism - approximately [...]

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Companion Bill SB4137. Taxes, Privilege - Modifies certain statutory provisions pertaining to the tax levied upon the privilege of attending certain athletic events in counties having a metropolitan form of government. - Amends TCA Title 7. Fiscal Summary for *HB4168 / SB4137 Increase Local Revenue - Exceeds $2,000,000/ FY26-27 and Succeeding Years Bill Summary for *HB4168 / SB4137 Present law authorizes counties with a metropolitan form of government to impose a tax upon the privilege of attending any event at the municipal stadium in an amount not to exceed 10 percent of the consideration charged for spectators attending the event. Present law provides that this authorization will expire on January 1 following the maturity and redemption of the indebtedness for the stadium. This bill removes this expiration language. [...]

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Companion Bill HB4168. Taxes, Privilege - Modifies certain statutory provisions pertaining to the tax levied upon the privilege of attending certain athletic events in counties having a metropolitan form of government. - Amends TCA Title 7. Fiscal Summary for SB4137 / *HB4168 Increase Local Revenue - Exceeds $2,000,000/ FY26-27 and Succeeding Years Bill Summary for SB4137 / *HB4168 Present law authorizes counties with a metropolitan form of government to impose a tax upon the privilege of attending any event at the municipal stadium in an amount not to exceed 10 percent of the consideration charged for spectators attending the event. Present law provides that this authorization will expire on January 1 following the maturity and redemption of the indebtedness for the stadium. This bill removes this expiration language. [...]

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Companion Bill SB3635. Metropolitan Government - Provides for the establishment of an economic impact plan in Davidson County. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 53. Fiscal Summary for HB3840 / *SB3635MINIMAL Bill Summary for HB3840 / *SB3635 Present law authorizes an industrial development corporation to prepare and submit to the municipality for approval an economic impact plan. This bill rewrites this provision to instead authorize an industrial corporation applicant to propose the establishment of an economic impact plan. Under this bill, the applicant must first prepare and submit to the mayor of a municipality for approval the economic impact statement. The mayor would forward an approved economic impact plan to the corporation for approval. Upon its approval of the plan, the corporation would submit the plan to the governing body of the municipality.[...]

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Companion Bill SB3757. Election Laws - Permits the provisions of a charter of any county having a charter form of government concerning the number of signatures necessary to file a petition to amend the charter to control over the present law requirement generally applicable to other governments that have charter provisions concerning recall, referendum, or initiative. - Amends TCA Section 2-5-151. Fiscal Summary for *HB3312 / SB3757Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB3312 / SB3757 Generally, any governmental entity may include a charter provision regarding a petition for recall, referendum, or initiative. Present law requires that a petition filed under any such charter provision be signed by at least 15 percent of persons registered to vote in the municipality or [...]

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Companion Bill HB3312. Election Laws - Permits the provisions of a charter of any county having a charter form of government concerning the number of signatures necessary to file a petition to amend the charter to control over the present law requirement generally applicable to other governments that have charter provisions concerning recall, referendum, or initiative. - Amends TCA Section 2-5-151. Fiscal Summary for SB3757 / *HB3312Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB3757 / *HB3312 Generally, any governmental entity may include a charter provision regarding a petition for recall, referendum, or initiative. Present law requires that a petition filed under any such charter provision be signed by at least 15 percent of persons registered to vote in the municipality or [...]

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Companion Bill HB3840. Metropolitan Government - Provides for the establishment of an economic impact plan in Davidson County. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 53. Fiscal Summary for *SB3635 / HB3840MINIMAL Bill Summary for *SB3635 / HB3840 Present law authorizes an industrial development corporation to prepare and submit to the municipality for approval an economic impact plan. This bill rewrites this provision to instead authorize an industrial corporation applicant to propose the establishment of an economic impact plan. Under this bill, the applicant must first prepare and submit to the mayor of a municipality for approval the economic impact statement. The mayor would forward an approved economic impact plan to the corporation for approval. Upon its approval of the plan, the corporation would submit the plan to the governing body of the municipality.[...]

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Companion Bill SB1119. Taxes, Hotel Motel - Authorizes Nashville Metro council by ordinance to impose an additional $2.00 tourist accommodation tax on transients in Davidson County to be deposited in "The Convention Center Fund" for a new convention center; repeals such tax if bonded indebtedness is paid in full. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 4. Fiscal Summary for HB1844 / *SB1119 Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Exceeds $10,900,000/Permissive Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant/Permissive Bill Summary for HB1844 / *SB1119 Under present law: (1) A privilege tax is imposed upon the privilege of occupancy in any hotel of each transient in an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the consideration charged by the operator; (2) In Davidson County there is authorized an additional hotel tax in an [...]

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Companion Bill SB1118. Taxes, Privilege - Authorizes Nashville Metro Council to impose by ordinance a $2.00 exit tax on certain contracted vehicles that charge customers a separate fee for transporting customers from the airport to be deposited in a fund for a new convention center; repeals the tax if bonded indebtedness is paid in full. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 4. Fiscal Summary for HB1845 / *SB1118 Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Exceeds $400,000/Permissive Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant/Permissive Bill Summary for HB1845 / *SB1118 This bill authorizes Davidson County to impose a $2.00 tax on the privilege of contracted vehicles exiting public airports. The tax would apply to contracted vehicles that charge customers a separate fee for transportation from the airport. The tax would apply each time a contracted vehicle [...]

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Companion Bill SB1924. Metropolitan Government - Revises various provisions of the Convention Center and Tourism Development Act and revises provisions regarding industrial development corporations to include certain facilities that have an amusement or theme park as "qualified public use facilities"; requires comptroller and commissioner of revenue to study impact of the Act and report to the general assembly finance committees. - Amends TCA Title 7. Fiscal Summary for HB1692 / *SB1924 MINIMAL Bill Summary for HB1692 / *SB1924 ON JUNE 6, 2007, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #4 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1924, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #4 rewrites this bill to revise various provisions of the Convention Center and Tourism Development Act and present law regarding industrial development corporations. The Convention Center and Tourism [...]

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Companion Bill SB1116. Taxes - Authorizes Nashville Metro council by resolution to impose new or additional taxes on transients, rental cars, and certain contracted vehicles transporting paying customers that exit the airport to be used to finance a new convention center; reallocates the tax on transients. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 4, Part 1 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 19. Fiscal Summary for HB1809 / *SB1116 (CORRECTED) Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Exceeds $16,000,000/Permissive Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant/Permissive Other Fiscal Impact - There will be a shift in the way current revenues are earmarked. Prior to the adoption by the Metropolitan Council of the ordinance authorized by the bill, current revenues of $20,000,000 will be allocated as follows: 1/3 for the promotion of tourism - approximately [...]

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