The first regular session of the 114th Tennessee General Assembly will convene on Tuesday, January 14 at noon. Members will return fresh off an election cycle that yielded a few new members but no net change in the Republican...more
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As originally enacted, 2024 Public Chapter 950 provides that if a taxpayer paid the franchise tax based upon the minimum measure tax base found at Tenn. Code Ann. Section 67-4-2108, then the Tennessee Department of Revenue...more
A compromise version of House Bill 1893/Senate Bill 2103 was passed by both Legislative Chambers on April 25, 2024 (the Bill). Subject to Governor Lee signing the Bill into law (which is expected to occur), the following is...more
The 113th Tennessee General Assembly adjourned sine die on April 25, 2024. The session was dominated by debate over the size and scope of the $1.6 billion legislative fix to the state franchise tax that naturally dashed plans...more
4/29/2024
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Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Revenue (Department), David Gerregano, recently testified before the Revenue Subcommittee of the Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee, regarding the Department's proposed...more
Governor Bill Lee delivered his sixth State of the State address last night in a joint convention of the state House and Senate. The video preview of the speech highlighted the advancement of rural opportunity, fiscal...more
On January 22, 2024, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee's administration filed House Bill 1893 in the 2024 Session of the 113th General Assembly. The apparent purpose of House Bill 1893 is to address the potential constitutional...more
Lower-than-expected growth in the Tennessee economy has resulted in a slight decline in tax revenues thus far this fiscal year. Further complicating matters, state officials also recently disclosed a potential legal problem...more
The second regular session of the 113th Tennessee General Assembly will convene on Tuesday, January 9 at 12:00 p.m. Central. As members return, details of the recently announced ten-year $15 billion transportation project, as...more
1/9/2024
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