Tennessee Senate Bill SB0094

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 1/9/25
• Engrossed: 2/20/25
• Enrolled: 2/20/25
• Passed: 3/10/25
• Chaptered: 3/21/25

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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

SB0094 makes a narrow technical change to Tennessee law governing the Tennessee film, entertainment and music commission. The bill removes the commission from one statutory list in Title 4, Chapter 29 and adds it to another list in Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 50, which is the part of the code that specifically addresses the commission’s creation and related provisions. In practical terms, the measure appears to be a housekeeping or conforming amendment intended to align the commission’s statutory placement with its governing chapter. The bill does not create a new program, expand eligibility, or change the commission’s substantive duties. Instead, it updates cross-references in the Tennessee Code so that the commission is properly recognized under the statute that created it. Because the change is administrative in nature, its direct legal impact is limited to the organization and accuracy of state law rather than to regulated parties or public benefits. The general sentiment around the bill appears strongly favorable and noncontroversial. It passed the Senate Government Operations Committee unanimously, 9-0, and there is no recorded committee transcript indicating opposition or debate. The bill also passed both chambers and was signed into law, suggesting broad agreement that the measure was a routine statutory cleanup. There is little evidence of substantive contention in the available materials. Any discussion would likely have centered on the technical need to correct the code references for the Tennessee film, entertainment and music commission rather than on policy disagreements. No affected stakeholder group appears to have been singled out for concern, and the bill’s narrow scope likely limited opposition.

Impact

SB0094 amends Tennessee Code Annotated to remove the Tennessee film, entertainment and music commission from one general statutory listing and add it to the specific listing for commissions created under Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 50. The practical effect is to conform the code’s organizational references to the commission’s governing statute, with minimal substantive impact on state policy, agency powers, or private parties.

Sentiment

The bill appears to have been viewed as a routine technical correction. It received unanimous support in the Senate Government Operations Committee and moved through the legislative process without recorded opposition in the provided materials. The overall tone suggests consensus and low controversy.

Contention

No notable policy contention is evident in the available record. The only likely point of discussion would have been whether the commission was being placed in the correct statutory location and whether the cross-references in Title 4 should be updated for clarity. There is no indication of disagreement over the commission’s mission, authority, or funding.