Tourist Development, Dept. of - As enacted, creates a marketing division within the department to replace the tourism division; authorizes the department to enter into agreements with the department of transportation to assist with maintenance of welcome center facilities; creates a welcome centers division within the department to oversee such centers throughout the state; directs the commissioner of finance and administration to transfer from highway user taxes allocated to the highway fund an amount sufficient to support the annual appropriation for implementation and administration of all welcome centers in the state. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 22.

Latest action: Pub. Ch. 523

Voted 5/27/2025

Action history

5/27/2025Pub. Ch. 523

5/27/2025Effective date(s) 05/21/2025

5/21/2025Signed by Governor.

5/9/2025Transmitted to Governor for his action.

5/8/2025Signed by Senate Speaker

4/30/2025Signed by H. Speaker

4/24/2025Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

4/21/2025Passed H., Ayes 86, Nays 0, PNV 1

4/21/2025Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

4/21/2025Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

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