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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 654
SENATE BILL NO. 1886
By Johnson, Jackson
Substituted for: House Bill No. 2546
By Lamberth, Cochran, Vaughan
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 54, relative to the
Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Act of 2019.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-3-5404(d), is amended by deleting the
subsection and substituting:
(d) The commissioner shall call the first meeting of the board after April 4, 2019. At
the first meeting, and at the first meeting held every two (2) years thereafter, the board shall
elect from its members:
(1) A chair, vice chair, and any other officers deemed necessary; and
(2)(A) An executive committee composed of six (6) members, including the:
(i) Commissioner;
(ii) Chair of the board;
(iii) Vice chair of the board; and
(iv) One (1) member representing each grand division of this
state.
(B) The commissioner shall serve as chair of the executive committee.
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-3-5404(i), is amended by deleting the
last sentence of the subsection and substituting:
The hall of fame's personnel are subject to an annual performance review by the
commissioner or a direct supervisor of such personnel. Upon completion of the review,
findings shall be presented to the board.
SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-3-5405(a), is amended by adding the
following as a new subdivision:
Direct the mission of the hall of fame, including setting strategic direction and
overseeing financial stability and resources;
SECTION 4. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-3-5405(b)(1), is amended by deleting
the first sentence in the subdivision and substituting:
At least ninety (90) days prior to the beginning of each calendar year, the board shall
submit a plan for operation to the commissioner for review and approval.
SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
SENATE BILL NO. 1886
PASSED: March 19, 2026
RANDY McllALLY
SPEAKER OF THE SitvA TE
CAMERUN~~TON,SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
(\pr;\ APPROVED this 1$1 day of 2026
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