# Tennessee SB 0941: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3, Chapter 17, relative to charitable gaming. Tennessee SB 0941, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3, Chapter 17, relative to charitable gaming., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-08 (Effective date(s) 04/02/2025) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0941-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee SB 0941 - 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: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-05 - Last action: 2025-04-08, Effective date(s) 04/02/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Charitable Institutions - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (144 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Tennessee nonprofits get extra gaming filing time: benefit, low. The law took effect upon enactment. Tennessee nonprofits get an extra five-calendar-day window after enactment to apply for annual charitable gaming events benefiting their own organization. This is in addition to the existing application deadline. It covers event periods July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Powers - Cosponsor: Ken Yager (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-27 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/27/2025 | pass | 94 | 0 | | | 2025-03-24 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/24/2025 | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2025-03-18 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2025-03-04 | Senate | SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 2025-04-08: Effective date(s) 04/02/2025 - 2025-04-08: Pub. Ch. 111 - 2025-04-02: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-04-01: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2025-03-27: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2025-03-27: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2025-03-24: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0065) (Senate) - 2025-03-21: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/24/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate State & Local Gov't Committee 3-18-2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/4/2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/4/2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0111.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0941.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0941.pdf) - SA0065: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0065.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0855: 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… (signed) - SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to low-income housing. (signed) - SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (signed) - SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (signed) - 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) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0111.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0941.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0941.pdf) - [SA0065 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0065.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0855-2025-2026) - [SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0539-2025-2026) - [SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0254-2025-2026) - [SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0198-2025-2026) - [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) - [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-SB0941-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).