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HB0812 • 2026

Veterans Services, Dept. of

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 49; Title 58; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to veterans.

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Sponsor
Bricken, Jackson
Last action
2025-02-10
Official status
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not provide specific details about which veteran services will be funded by the allocated money.

Support for Veterans Services

This bill changes how money from sports gaming is used to help veterans in Tennessee.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes a law so that one percent of the revenue from sports betting goes to the Department of Veterans Services.
  • The money will be allocated by the council and distributed to the state treasurer for use by the Department of Veterans Services to support veterans services in Tennessee.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Veterans who receive services funded by the Department of Veterans Services
  • Sports gaming companies that pay taxes based on their revenue

Terms To Know

Privilege tax
A special kind of tax that sports gaming companies have to pay
Department of Veterans Services
The part of the government in Tennessee that helps veterans with services and support

Limits and Unknowns

  • It is not clear what specific veteran services will be funded by this money.
  • This bill only affects sports gaming revenue, not other types of gambling or taxes.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  2. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  3. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  4. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  5. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  6. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  7. 2025-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 1200
By Jackson

HOUSE BILL 812
By Bricken

HB0812
002986
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 49; Title 58; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to
veterans.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-49-104(e), is amended by deleting
subdivision (3) and substituting:
(3) Four percent (4%) of the privilege tax collected under this section must be
distributed by the council to the state treasurer and allocated to the department of mental
health and substance abuse services to use in the manner prescribed by § 4-49-119.
(4) One percent (1%) of the privilege tax collected under this section must be
distributed by the council to the state treasurer and allocated to the department of
veterans services to be used to support veterans services in this state.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.