Votes at a glance: Finance committee advances multiple bills to the calendar

The Senate Finance Committee moved a large set of bills to the calendar on April 20, 2026. Most items were advanced after adopting finance committee amendments; a handful were rolled to the next calendar for fiscal‑note or amendment uploads.

Notable outcomes from the hearing and votes:

- SB 20‑19 (Briggs): Finance amendment adopted; bill recommended for passage; amendment expands uses of ABC training revenues and allows golf courses with appropriate licenses to apply to sell monitored alcohol on course. (Discussion with ABC representative Aaron Rumage.)

- SB 777 (Lowe): Finance amendment adopted to set a 30‑day pre‑primary declaration window; committee recommended the bill for passage after extended debate on implementation and access.

- SB 2453 (Bailey): Deadline extensions for commercial development district eligibility were adopted and recommended.

- SB 1808 (Hatcher): Boat‑titling proposal was discussed at length; sponsor agreed to roll the item to tomorrow's calendar to resolve fiscal‑note questions.

- SB 1820 (Hatcher): Amendment adopted to protect certain in‑facility camera footage from public records disclosure; bill recommended.

- SB 1633 (Hatcher): Consecutive sentencing for offenses against multiple minor victims adopted and recommended.

- SB 2533 (Hale): Opioid abatement fund allocation amendments adopted to align with House language and clarify TennCare/TAMO consultation; bill recommended.

- SB 2385 (Hensley): Amendment adopted directing a TISA review of how economically disadvantaged students are identified, including Medicaid data; bill recommended.

- SB 2388 (Hensley): Municipal autopsy cost language and an increase in probation supervision fee from $45 to $60 were adopted; bill recommended.

- SB 2410 (Powers): A $20 million one‑time nonrecurring appropriation was approved in legislative intent for a THDA pilot to support workforce housing; bill recommended.

- SB 1667 (Powers): Proof‑of‑insurance pilot at initial registration, increased insurer reporting, and higher fines were discussed and adopted in amendment; bill recommended despite debate about caps on noneconomic damages.

- SB 2442 (Powers): Counties permitted to use the 1990s CBID framework for central business improvement districts; amendment adopted and bill recommended.

Several other bills were taken up and recommended; items that were not fully in the system or needed fiscal‑note clarifications were rolled to the next calendar.