Taxes, Sales - As enacted, authorizes an entity designated to operate a stadium designed to host games of an intercollegiate football team that competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) to receive a special allocation of state and local sales tax revenue derived from the sale of admission to events occurring within the stadium and from all sales of food, drinks, merchandise, and parking sold on the premises of the stadium to fund capital and operation expenses for the stadium. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.
HB 397 directs state and local sales tax revenue from admissions, food, merchandise, parking, and related services at a specific stadium to fund that stadium's capital and operational costs. It applies only to stadiums in a single county (population 366,200-366,300 per 2020 census) hosting NCAA FCS football games, soccer events, and local events. The revenue - excluding local sales tax portions for schools - must be used exclusively for stadium capital projects (including debt payments) and operations until the debt is paid or July 1, 2055, whichever comes first. The bill requires the stadium operator to reimburse the state for reallocation costs.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed May 7, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
18
Committee
13
Amendments
1
May 7, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
May 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
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Apr 22, 2026
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
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Apr 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA1104)
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Apr 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0
upper
Apr 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 88, Nays 3 PNV 0 HB0397
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Apr 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1189)
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Apr 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 78, Nays 10, PNV 3
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Apr 15, 2026
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
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Apr 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026
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Apr 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
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Apr 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026
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Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to the Final Calendar No. 2
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Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
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Apr 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026
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Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
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Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/2/2025
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Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
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Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
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Feb 5, 2025
Committee
P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
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Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
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Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Greg Vital
RRepublican
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