Committee recommends $438 million bond authorization for capital projects including UT Health Sciences building
Apr 15, 2026
Senate Bill 26 92, the bond bill, authorizes $438 million in bonds for capital projects: $311 million for a new University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center College of Medicine building in Shelby County and $127 million for the highway program; the committee recommended the bond authorization to the calendar.
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Leader Johnson moved SB 26 92, the bond authorization bill, which would authorize $438 million in bonds for capital projects. The largest authorization is $311 million for the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center to construct a new College of Medicine and interdisciplinary building in Shelby County; $127 million is authorized for the Department of Transportation's highway program and related contracts.
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