SB 1711 Tennessee Senate · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Corporations, Not for Profit - As enacted, establishes the county where a public benefit or mutual benefit corporation has the corporation's principal office or, if the corporation does not have a principal office located in this state, the corporation's registered office, as a venue for a proceeding by the attorney general and reporter to dissolve the corporation; establishes additional locations as venues for proceedings to dissolve a corporation by the attorney general and reporter or other authorized parties. - Amends TCA Title 48, Chapter 64.

SB 1711 amends Tennessee law to change where lawsuits can be filed to dissolve nonprofit corporations. It specifies that the attorney general can file such lawsuits in counties where the nonprofit’s main office is located (or its registered office if none is in Tennessee), where it did business, or in Davidson, Sumner, or Williamson counties. Other authorized parties (like community groups) can only file in the county where the nonprofit’s main office was last located. This is a procedural change affecting court venue, not the rules for dissolving corporations.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 21, 2026 Signed Mar 18, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Mar 18, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/17/2026
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
upper
Jan 21, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Jack Johnson
RRepublican
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