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Votes at a glance: committee moves consent calendar and a string of bills to next steps

Tennessee House State and Local Government Committee · March 5, 2026

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Summary

The committee approved the consent calendar and moved multiple bills — including measures on volunteer fire grants, tourism promotion, distillery tasting rooms, campaign-security expenditures, historic property transfer and organ-donor encouragement — to the appropriate next calendars during a two-hour meeting.

The House State and Local Government Committee on Wednesday advanced a number of bills and resolutions to subsequent calendars.

Early in the session the committee approved its consent calendar (reported 21-0). The panel then moved several individual bills to their next stages, including: HB 2531 (volunteer fire department grant process) to Finance, Ways & Means (18-0); HB 1628 (regional tourism promotion) to Finance, Ways & Means (22-0); HB 1513 (political deepfakes) to Calendar & Rules (22-0); HB 200 (allowing on-site sale/tasting at distilleries and sales of imported brands on-site) to Calendar & Rules (19-0); HB 2045 (use of campaign funds for residential security, limited to $12,000/year and disclosure requirements) to Calendar & Rules (23-0); HJR 0727 (repatriation/resolution) to Calendar & Rules (23-0); HB 0519 (transfer of James K. Polk Presidential Home to the state) to Finance, Ways & Means (21 ayes, 1 present not voting); HB 2536 (removing special-interest appointing authority from insurance plans) to Calendar & Rules (19-4); HB 2546 (Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Act updates) to Government Operations (22 ayes, 1 present not voting); HB 1537 to Government Operations (23-0); and HB 427 (encouraging living organ donors among state employees) to Calendar & Rules (19-1).

Where committee debate occurred, members raised concerns about scope and unintended consequences (for example, HB 2045's $12,000 cap and possible avoidance strategies; HB 2536's conflict-of-interest changes). Several bills drew no substantive opposition and were advanced without amendment.

The committee reached a hard stop and rolled remaining agenda items to the next available calendar; it adjourned at the scheduled end of the hearing.