# Tennessee HB 2659: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3, Chapter 17, relative to charitable gaming. Tennessee HB 2659, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3, Chapter 17, relative to charitable gaming., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-04-13 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 680) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2659-2025-2026 - 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 2659 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3, Chapter 17, relative to charitable gaming. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-03-04 - Last action: 2026-04-13, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 680 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Gaming - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (63 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: Jesse Chism (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Lowell Russell (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-06 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-31 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 23 | 0 | | | 2026-03-25 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2026-03-24 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2026-03-17 | House | HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (21) - 2026-04-13: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 680 - 2026-04-06: Comp. SB subst. (House) - 2026-04-06: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-02: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026 (House) - 2026-04-01: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026 (House) - 2026-03-31: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/31/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-03-24: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/25/2026 (House) - 2026-03-24: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2026-03-24: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026 (House) - 2026-03-17: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2026-03-16: Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/17/2026 (House) - 2026-03-16: Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee (House) - 2026-03-16: P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2026-03-12: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-03-10: Approved by Delayed Bills Comm. (House) - 2026-03-09: Placed on cal. Delayed Bills Committee for 3/10/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Ref. to Delayed Bills Committee (House) - 2026-03-04: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0680.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB2659.pdf) - HA0783: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0783.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2659.pdf) - SA0863: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0863.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 1987; Chapter 74 of the Private Acts of 1995; Chapter… (signed) - HB 2670: 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… (signed) - HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapte… (signed) - HB 2631: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (failed) - HB 2649: AN ACT to amend Chapter 84 of the Private Acts of 1991; as amended by Chapter 162 of the Private Acts of 1994; Chapter 140 of the Private Acts of 1996; Chapter… (signed) - HB 2533: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 5, Chapter 21; Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 8; Title 49, Chapter 10, Part 1; Title 49, Chapte… (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0680.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB2659.pdf) - [HA0783 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0783.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2659.pdf) - [SA0863 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0863.pdf) ## Related - [HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2666-2025-2026) - [HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2670-2025-2026) - [HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2656-2025-2026) - [HB 2631: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2631-2025-2026) - [HB 2649: AN ACT to amend Chapter 84 of the Private Acts of 1991; as amended by Chapter 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2649-2025-2026) - [HB 2533: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 5, Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2533-2025-2026) - [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-HB2659-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).