BL2026-1536
Bill
This ordinance updates Nashville's small business grant programs by removing construction companies and restaurants from the list of ineligible business types while adding smoke shops, and expands the blighted property grant program to cover interior improvements and industrial properties in low-income census tracts. It also creates two new grant programs: one that reimburses small businesses up to $10,000 for employee training leading to a credential, and another that supports businesses that have operated continuously in Nashville for at least 15 years.
Sponsors
Primary sponsor · District 35
Vote history
Passed on third reading
Passed
No
Absent
Timeline
Passed on first reading
Sep 1, 2026 · Metro Council
Passed on second reading
Sep 15, 2026 · Metro Council · Voice vote
Passed on third reading
Oct 6, 2026 · Metro Council · 28–4
As filed on Legistar
An ordinance to amend Chapter 2.212 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws relative to small business incentive grants programs.
Attachments
Data sourced from Nashville Metro Council Legistar. Last updated: October 8, 2026