Tennessee House Bill HB0256

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 1/21/25
• Refer: 2/3/25
• Refer: 2/10/25
• Engrossed: 2/20/25
• Enrolled: 3/4/25
• Passed: 3/26/25
• Chaptered: 3/31/25

Caption

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 64, Chapter 9, relative to the megasite authority of West Tennessee.

Summary

HB0256 makes a narrow statutory update related to the Megasite Authority of West Tennessee. The bill removes the authority from one list of state entities in Tennessee Code Annotated § 4-29-246(a) and adds it to another list in § 4-29-250(a). In practical terms, this is a housekeeping change to align the authority’s status with the state’s periodic review and continuation framework for public entities. The bill does not create a new program, change the authority’s core powers, or alter the underlying law establishing the Megasite Authority of West Tennessee in Title 64, Chapter 9. Instead, it updates how the authority is treated within state law governing boards, commissions, and agencies subject to legislative review and continuation provisions. The act took effect immediately upon becoming law.

Impact

HB0256 amends Tennessee’s governmental entity statutes by deleting the Megasite Authority of West Tennessee from one statutory subdivision and adding it to another, thereby updating its placement within the state’s public entity review/continuation structure. The bill affects the legal status and administrative classification of the authority, but not its substantive mission or operational powers under Title 64, Chapter 9. The primary parties affected are the Megasite Authority of West Tennessee and the state agencies that track and administer statutory continuation requirements.

Sentiment

The bill appears to have been noncontroversial and broadly supported. It passed the House Government Operations Committee unanimously, cleared the House on consent calendar with no dissenting votes, and was adopted in the Senate without opposition. The voting history suggests a routine, technical measure rather than a policy dispute.

Contention

There is little evidence of substantive contention around HB0256. Because the bill is a technical statutory update, no opposing arguments are reflected in the available committee or floor history. Any potential concern would likely be limited to procedural or administrative questions about how the Megasite Authority is categorized under state law, but no such objections appear in the record provided.