SB 483 – HB 1211
FISCAL NOTE
Fiscal Review Committee
Tennessee General Assembly
March 13, 2025
Fiscal Analyst: Rebecca Chandler | Email: rebecca.chandler@capitol.tn.gov | Phone: 615-741-2564
SB 483 – HB 1211
SUMMARY OF BILL: Prohibits public airports with commercial services from allowing
private third-party vendors offering expedited security screening to use standard or Transportation
Security Administration (TSA) PreCheck lanes. Applies this restriction to agreements entered into or
renewed after July 1, 2025, while allowing existing agreements to remain valid until expiration.
Exempts private vendors that have obtained dedicated TSA security lanes exclusively for their use.
FISCAL IMPACT:
OTHER FISCAL IMPACT
To the extent Nashville International Airport’s contract with CLEAR is not renewed upon
expiration, there would be an estimated recurring decrease in local revenue to the Metropolitan
Nashville Airport Authority exceeding $780,000. However, to the extent the airport is able to
reorganize its operations to provide an exclusive lane use for CLEAR’s operations, any impact on
authority’s revenue would be not significant.
Assumptions:
• Nashville International Airport (BNA) currently contracts with CLEAR, a private third-party
vendor providing expedited entry through the use of standard security and TSA PreCheck
lanes.
• Based on information provided by BNA, the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority
(MNAA) revenue from CLEAR over the past five years is as follows:
Year Revenue
2021 $193,915
2022 $347,113
2023 $562,679
2024 $708,762
2025* $780,000
*Projected
• To the extent BNA’s contract with CLEAR is not renewed upon expiration, there would be
an estimated recurring decrease in local revenue to the MNAA exceeding $780,000. However,
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to the extent BNA is able to reorganize its operations to provide an exclusive lane use for
CLEAR’s operations, any impact on MNAA revenue would be not significant.
• The BNA is the only commercial service airport in Tennessee utilizing a third-party expedited
security vendor. As a result, other local airports in the state are not expected to experience
revenue impacts from the proposed legislation.
CERTIFICATION:
The information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Bojan Savic, Executive Director