Tennessee House Bill HB2513

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 2/3/26
• Refer: 2/27/26

Caption

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 11; Title 13; Title 24; Title 36; Title 39; Title 42; Title 43; Title 47; Title 49; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 57; Title 58; Title 64; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68; Title 69 and Title 70, relative to tourism.

Summary

HB2513 is a very narrow administrative bill related to the state’s tourism reporting framework. Although the caption references tourism and multiple titles of the Tennessee Code, the actual operative change in the bill is limited to one provision: it amends Tennessee Code Annotated § 4-3-2207(e) to require that a report be sent not only to the governor and the general assembly, but also to the legislative librarian. In practical terms, the bill expands the distribution list for an existing report, ensuring that the legislative librarian receives the same tourism-related report that is already provided to the executive and legislative branches. The bill takes effect immediately upon becoming law, reflecting a routine administrative update rather than a substantive policy change.

Impact

The bill makes a single statutory change in Title 4 by adding the legislative librarian to the recipients of a report required under § 4-3-2207(e). It does not create new regulatory duties for tourism businesses or alter tourism policy; instead, it adjusts internal state reporting and recordkeeping procedures. The affected parties are state officials and offices responsible for receiving and maintaining the report, especially the governor, the general assembly, and the legislative librarian.

Sentiment

There is no recorded committee debate or vote history in the provided materials, and the bill text itself suggests a low-conflict, housekeeping measure. The overall tone is neutral and procedural, with the apparent purpose of improving access to an existing report rather than advancing a controversial policy agenda. Because no opposition or discussion is included, the available record indicates little to no visible contention.

Contention

No specific points of contention are documented in the provided transcripts or vote history. The only potentially notable issue is the bill’s broad caption referencing many titles and “tourism,” while the operative amendment is limited to a single reporting change in Title 4. If any concern existed, it would likely have centered on whether the added reporting recipient was necessary or whether the caption overstated the bill’s substantive scope, but no such objection appears in the record provided.