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TN HB0166
TN HB0166AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, Chapter 16 and Title 3, Chapter 1, relative to redistricting.
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Introduced
01/15/2025
01/15/2025
In Committee
03/11/2026
03/11/2026
Crossed Over
03/17/2026
03/17/2026
Passed
04/16/2026
04/16/2026
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/23/2026
04/23/2026
Introduced Session
114th General Assembly
Bill Summary
As enacted, adds that geographic descriptions affecting part of the boundary line between Fayette County and Shelby County are to be construed as the boundary line when census descriptions, counties, voting districts (VTDs), tracts, blocks, census delineations, census district lines, and other census designations are those established for or by the United States department of commerce, bureau of the census, for taking the 2020 federal decennial census in this state as contained in the topologically integrated geographic encoding and referencing system for the composition of state congressional districts, state senatorial districts, and state house of representative districts. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 16 and Title 3, Chapter 1.
AI Summary
This bill clarifies that when describing the boundary line between Fayette County and Shelby County for the purpose of creating state congressional, senatorial, and house of representative districts, any geographic descriptions used should be interpreted as the official boundary line established by Tennessee Code Annotated Section 5-2-118, particularly when those descriptions are based on data from the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, as compiled in the topologically integrated geographic encoding and referencing system for the 2020 federal decennial census.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs, Labor and Employment
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Effective date(s) 04/16/2026 (on 04/23/2026)
Bill Topics
Government Operations
- ‐ Census and Redistricting
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0166&ga=114 | 01/15/2025 |
| BillText | https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0742.pdf | 04/23/2026 |
| Amendment 1-0 to HB0166 | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0669.pdf | 03/11/2026 |
| Fiscal Memo for HA0669 (13647) | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/FM1798.pdf | 03/11/2026 |
| Fiscal Note - HB0166 | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0166.pdf | 01/31/2025 |
| BillText | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0166.pdf | 01/15/2025 |
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