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Bill to require annual confirmation of regional tourism organizations advances

Departments & Agencies Subcommittee · February 17, 2026
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Summary

House Bill 16-28 would require the Department of Tourism Development to annually confirm regional tourism organizations across nine development districts; sponsor said the change improves oversight and was advanced without opposition.

Representative Capli told the subcommittee House Bill 16-28 would add an annual confirmation requirement for regional tourism organizations representing Tennessee’s nine development districts. The sponsor framed the change as an oversight and accountability measure for tourism promotion.

No committee members raised substantive questions and the clerk recorded 8 ayes, 0 noes as the bill moved to the full committee. “It requires the Department of Tourism Development to annually confirm the regional tourism organizations for each of the 9 regional development districts,” the sponsor said.