HB 1999 Tennessee House · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

State Government - As introduced, enacts the "No Corporate Land Giveaways Act." - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 8 and Title 12.

HB 1999, the "No Corporate Land Giveaways Act," requires Tennessee state agencies to provide 30 days' written notice to relevant legislators before transferring public land to private entities for development. It directly affects state agencies like the commissioner of general services and private developers seeking public property. The key mechanism mandates that the joint government operations committee must approve such transfers within 30 days, or the transfer is automatically denied. This bill does not ban land transfers but creates a formal review process for private development projects involving state-owned property. The bill is currently pending in the State & Local Government Committee as of February 2026.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Mar 25, 2026
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Total actions
10
Key actions
5
Committee
7
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to 3/25/2026
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/25/2026
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to Final Calendar #2
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/4/2026
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Justin Jones
DDemocratic
TN
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