Constitutional Amendments - Proposes an amendment to Article XI, Section 5 of the Constitution of Tennessee, to allow for bingo games conducted by 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(19) organizations to meet a charitable, nonprofit, or community service purpose. -

This resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to permit bingo games conducted by charitable organizations (501(c)(3)) and veterans' groups (501(c)(19)) for charitable, nonprofit, or community service purposes. The amendment would allow these tax-exempt organizations to use bingo as a fundraising tool without violating current constitutional restrictions. It requires that such bingo games be implemented uniformly statewide through legislative rules established by the Tennessee General Assembly.