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HB0131 • 2026

Gaming

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 29; Title 38; Title 39; Title 47; Title 49 and Title 67, relative to sports gaming.

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Sponsor
Eldridge, Walley
Last action
2025-01-28
Official status
Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide specific details on enforcement mechanisms or impacts on existing operations, leaving some aspects unclear.

Sports Betting Law Changes

This bill clarifies that contracts related to sports betting under the Tennessee Sports Gaming Act are not voided by general laws against gambling.

What This Bill Does

  • Clarifies that certain provisions of law which render wagering contracts void do not apply to transactions made under the Tennessee Sports Gaming Act.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who place bets on sports events in Tennessee.
  • Companies that offer sports betting services in Tennessee.

Terms To Know

Sports Gaming Act
A law that allows and regulates sports betting in Tennessee.
Voided contracts
Contracts that are not legally valid or enforceable.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how these changes will be enforced.
  • It is unclear what specific impacts this change might have on existing sports betting operations in Tennessee.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  2. 2025-01-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

  3. 2025-01-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

  4. 2025-01-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  5. 2025-01-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  6. 2025-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees

  7. 2025-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  8. 2025-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  9. 2025-01-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 193
By Walley

HOUSE BILL 131
By Eldridge

HB0131
000944
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 29; Title 38; Title 39; Title 47; Title 49 and
Title 67, relative to sports gaming.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 29-19-101, is amended by
designating the existing language as subsection (a) and adding the following as a new
subsection:
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to contracts founded on a wagering
consideration under the Tennessee Sports Gaming Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 49,
part 1.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.