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HB0779 • 2026

Charitable Solicitations

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 48, Chapter 101, Part 5, relative to registration exemptions for educational institutions.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Maberry, Pody
Last action
2025-04-29
Official status
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 251
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details on which educational institutions are affected or how many will be impacted by this change.

Charitable Solicitations Law Change for Educational Institutions

This bill changes Tennessee's charitable solicitation laws to correct how educational institutions are approved by the Tennessee public charter school commission instead of the state board of education.

What This Bill Does

  • Corrects a reference in Tennessee's charitable solicitations law, changing who can approve educational institutions for registration exemptions from the state board of education to the Tennessee public charter school commission.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Educational institutions that need approval under charitable solicitation laws.
  • The Tennessee public charter school commission, which will now be responsible for approving certain educational institutions for registration exemptions.

Terms To Know

Charitable Solicitations
Activities where organizations ask people for donations or support.
Registration Exemptions
Allowing certain groups to skip the process of officially registering when asking for money from the public.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify which educational institutions are affected beyond those needing approval.
  • It is unclear how many educational institutions will be impacted by this change.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-29 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 251

  2. 2025-04-29 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 04/24/2025

  3. 2025-04-29 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 251

  4. 2025-04-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2025-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2025-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2025-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2025-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  10. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 1

  11. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  12. 2025-04-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/14/2025

  13. 2025-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025

  14. 2025-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  15. 2025-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/9/2025

  16. 2025-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/9/2025

  17. 2025-03-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  18. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/2/2025

  19. 2025-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  20. 2025-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  21. 2025-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  22. 2025-03-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/24/2025

  23. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/25/2025

  24. 2025-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee to 3/25/2025

  25. 2025-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  26. 2025-03-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/18/2025

  27. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/18/2025

  28. 2025-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/18/2025

  29. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

  30. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

  31. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  32. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  33. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  34. 2025-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  35. 2025-01-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

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Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 563
By Pody

HOUSE BILL 779
By Maberry

HB0779
002068
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 48,
Chapter 101, Part 5, relative to registration
exemptions for educational institutions.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 48-101-502(b), is amended by
deleting "a local board of education, the achievement school district, or the state board of
education" and substituting "a local board of education, the achievement school district, or the
Tennessee public charter school commission".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.