# Tennessee HB 1885: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 8, Chapter 6, Part 4; Title 40, Chapter 2 and Title 47, relative to illegal activity.

Tennessee HB 1885, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 8, Chapter 6, Part 4; Title 40, Chapter 2 and Title 47, relative to illegal activity., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-05-27 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1117) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 1885
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 8, Chapter 6, Part 4; Title 40, Chapter 2 and Title 47, relative to illegal activity.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Last action: 2026-05-27, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1117
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Gambling
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (65 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Clay Doggett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Debra Moody (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-16 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-14 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 27 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-14 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-31 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-17 | House | HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (29)

- 2026-05-27: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1117
- 2026-04-21: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-04-21: Comp. SB subst. (House)
- 2026-04-15: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-04-14: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-14: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-14: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2026-04-14: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-14: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2026-04-08: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-08: Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/15/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-01: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-01: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-03-31: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-25: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-17: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/17/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-10: Action Def. in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee to 3/17/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/10/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-03: Action Def. in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee to 3/10/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-25: Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/3/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-17: Action Def. in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee to 3/3/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-11: Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 2/17/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-04: Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-02-04: P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House)
- 2026-02-02: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2026-01-21: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1117.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1885.pdf)
- HA0919: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0919.pdf)
- HA1152: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1152.pdf)
- HA1157: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1157.pdf)
- HA1158: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1158.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1885.pdf)
- SA0505: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0505.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1117.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1885.pdf)
- [HA0919 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0919.pdf)
- [HA1152 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1152.pdf)
- [HA1157 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1157.pdf)
- [HA1158 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1158.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1885.pdf)
- [SA0505 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0505.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1885-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).