SB 2723 Tennessee Senate · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Gaming - As enacted, creates a five-day window after the effective date of this act for nonprofit organizations seeking to operate an annual event for the annual event period beginning on July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, to submit its annual event application to the secretary of state. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 17.

This bill modifies Tennessee's charitable gaming rules to give nonprofit organizations a five-day grace period after the law takes effect to submit applications for annual gaming events during the 2026-2027 period. It directly affects nonprofits that want to operate charitable gaming events in Tennessee during that specific year by allowing them to apply after the standard deadline. The legislation also requires the Secretary of State to create and share a separate list of approved organizations for this period within ten days of the bill becoming law. These changes are administrative updates to the existing charitable gaming framework rather than new regulations on how events are conducted.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Mar 12, 2026 Signed Apr 8, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Mar 30, 2026 · House Apr 6, 2026

How they voted

31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Mar 30, 2026
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican26
26 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Apr 8, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
Apr 6, 2026
House · Amendment withdrawn
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0783)
Apr 6, 2026
House · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0
Apr 6, 2026
Senate · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
Apr 6, 2026
House · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
Mar 30, 2026
House · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0863)
Mar 30, 2026
Senate · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0
Mar 24, 2026
Senate · Reported by committee
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
Mar 18, 2026
House · Reported by committee
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026
Mar 16, 2026
Senate · Referred to committee
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee
Mar 12, 2026
House · Reported by committee
Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee
Mar 12, 2026
House · Reported by committee
Approved by Delayed Bills Committee
Mar 12, 2026
House · Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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State
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Jack Johnson
RRepublican
TN
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