Tennessee House Bill HB0272

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 1/21/25
• Refer: 2/3/25
• Refer: 2/10/25
• Chaptered: 3/21/25
• Passed: 3/21/25

Caption

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 50, relative to the Tennessee film, entertainment and music commission.

Summary

HB0272 updates Tennessee’s statutory treatment of the Tennessee film, entertainment and music commission. The bill removes the commission from one section of the Tennessee Code that lists certain state entities subject to a particular statutory framework, and then adds the commission to a different section that identifies entities created by statute and subject to a separate set of provisions. In practical terms, the measure is a technical conforming change that aligns the commission’s placement in the state’s code with its current structure and governing law. The bill does not create a new commission, expand its duties, or change its policy mission. Instead, it amends Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 50 to ensure the Tennessee film, entertainment and music commission is properly referenced in the state’s organizational statutes. The act takes effect immediately upon becoming law.

Impact

The bill makes a narrow statutory housekeeping change affecting Tennessee’s administrative law. It deletes the commission from Tennessee Code Annotated § 4-29-246(a) and adds it to § 4-29-252(a), while leaving the commission’s creation under § 4-3-5003 intact. The main impact is to update cross-references and clarify the commission’s placement among state entities, with no direct change to private rights, regulatory powers, or program eligibility.

Sentiment

The bill appears to have been noncontroversial and broadly supported. It passed the House Government Operations Committee 10-0 and later passed the House on the consent calendar by a 89-0 vote, suggesting it was viewed as a routine technical correction rather than a substantive policy change. The absence of recorded committee debate also indicates little visible opposition.

Contention

There is no notable substantive contention reflected in the available record. Because the bill is a technical amendment concerning statutory organization and cross-references, any discussion would likely have focused on whether the commission was being placed in the correct code section rather than on policy disagreements. The unanimous votes suggest no identified opposition from legislators, the commission, or affected industry stakeholders in the available materials.