# Tennessee HB 1553: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 48, relative to nonprofit entities. Tennessee HB 1553, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 48, relative to nonprofit entities., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-15 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1553-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 1553 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 48, relative to nonprofit entities. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-05-15, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: Secretary of State - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (193 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - No filing fee for nonprofit closures: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee nonprofit corporations pay no fee to file articles ending their legal existence. This fee waiver applies specifically to that filing. - Reporting deadline for registered charitable fundraisers: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, registered charitable fundraisers must report when they stop asking for donations. They must notify Tennessee’s Secretary of State and file the required financial documents. Both steps are due within 90 days after their fundraising activities end. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Rebecca K. Alexander (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Clark Boyd (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rush Bricken (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2026 | pass | 30 | 0 | | | 2026-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 | pass | 94 | 0 | | | 2026-04-20 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2026-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | House | HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (39) - 2026-05-15: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-05-15: Pub. Ch. 948 - 2026-05-07: Signed by Governor. - 2026-05-06: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-05-05: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-28: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-22: Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-04-21: Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-04-21: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0573) (House) - 2026-04-21: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-16: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026 (House) - 2026-04-15: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026 (House) - 2026-04-15: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-15: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026 (House) - 2026-04-15: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-15: Rec for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-04-15: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026 (House) - 2026-04-09: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed behind the budget (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/11/2026 (House) - 2026-02-25: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/4/2026 (House) - 2026-02-18: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-18: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-02-11: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 2/18/2026 (House) - 2026-02-11: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 2/18/2026 (House) - 2026-02-04: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 2/11/2026 (House) - 2026-02-03: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2026-01-28: Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 2/3/2026 (House) - 2026-01-23: Meeting Canceled (House) - 2026-01-21: Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 1/27/2026 (House) - 2026-01-15: Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-15: P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2026-01-14: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-01-13: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0573 (Substitute), 2026-04-21: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0573.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0948.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1639.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1553.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1380: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative to property tax relief for elderly persons. (failed) - HB 1346: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relative to expunction of criminal records. (failed) - HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (failed) - HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. 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(failed) - SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed) ## Sources - [HA0573 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0573.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0948.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1639.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1553.pdf) ## Related - [HB 1380: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1380-2025-2026) - [HB 1346: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1346-2025-2026) - [HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0794-2025-2026) - [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026) - [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026) - [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1553-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).