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Votes at a glance: Subcommittee advances three bills to the next calendar
Summary
On March 31 the Cities and Counties Subcommittee advanced House Bills 2085, 1796 and 2115 to the next available State & Local Government calendar; recorded tallies and brief descriptions are listed for each action.
The Cities and Counties Subcommittee concluded its March 31 calendar by advancing three bills to the next available State & Local Government calendar. Recorded outcomes and short descriptions are below.
House Bill 2085 (as amended): Advance to State & Local Government — Vote recorded: 7 ayes, 0 nos. Summary: Extends the Music City TDZ to 2043, creates a joint capital tourism board to manage excess revenues and authorizes spending for a possible Music City Center expansion, a mega-events fund, public safety and East Bank infrastructure.
House Bill 1796 (as amended): Advance to State & Local Government — Vote recorded: 7 ayes, 0 nos. Summary: Adds Boones Creek (Washington County) to the Regional Tourism Development District Act of 2019 and allows the use of sales tax revenue generated inside the district for infrastructure and related improvements.
House Bill 2115 (as amended): Advance to State & Local Government — Vote recorded: 5 ayes, 1 no. Summary: Authorizes municipalities to create vacant-properties inventories in designated zones with five or more blighted properties and allows a $500 annual regulatory service charge on qualifying commercial properties; sponsor and legal counsel discussed narrowing definitions before full committee.
All three bills were forwarded to the next available full committee calendar for further consideration.
