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HB2019 • 2026

Corporations, Not for Profit

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 48, Chapter 64, relative to judicial dissolution of nonprofit corporations.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Cochran, Johnson
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 590
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill maintains that certain counties retain venue status even if a nonprofit does not have an office in Tennessee.

Changing Where Nonprofit Cases Can Be Heard

This bill changes where legal cases to dissolve nonprofit corporations can be heard in Tennessee.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the places where a case to dissolve a nonprofit corporation can start.
  • Allows these cases to happen in any county with the nonprofit's main office or registered office if there is no main office in Tennessee.
  • Permits cases to take place anywhere the nonprofit has done activities, like asking for donations.
  • Lets cases be heard where the attorney general works.
  • Maintains that cases can also be heard in Davidson County, Sumner County, or Williamson County.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Nonprofit corporations in Tennessee
  • The Attorney General of Tennessee

Terms To Know

Venue
The place where a legal case can be heard or tried.
Dissolution
Closing down an organization legally.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what happens if the nonprofit has no office in Tennessee.
  • The bill does not change how other types of cases are handled for nonprofits.
  • It only changes where these specific dissolution cases can be heard, not how they are decided.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 590

  2. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 03/18/2026

  3. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 590

  4. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2026-03-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2026-03-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  10. 2026-03-02 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  11. 2026-03-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  12. 2026-02-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/2/2026

  13. 2026-02-26 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  14. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/26/2026

  15. 2026-02-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  16. 2026-02-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  17. 2026-02-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/23/2026

  18. 2026-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  19. 2026-02-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  20. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/18/2026

  21. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

  22. 2026-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/17/2026

  23. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/11/2026

  24. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee

  25. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  26. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  27. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  28. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  29. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  30. 2026-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Present law states that the venue for a proceeding brought by the attorney general to dissolve a nonprofit corporation lies in Davidson County. This bill changes the venue requirements for
such a proceeding by providing that the venue lies in any of the following:

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Any county where the corporation's principal office is located or, if the corporation does not have a principal office in this state, the corporation's registered office.

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Any place where the corporation has engaged in any activity, including soliciting donations.

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Any place where the attorney general has an office.

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Davidson County, Sumner County, or Williamson County.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
SENATE BILL 1711
By Johnson

HOUSE BILL 2019
By Cochran
HB2019
010499
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 48,
Chapter 64, relative to judicial dissolution of
nonprofit corporations.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 48-64-302, is amended by deleting
subsection (a) and substituting:
(a)
(1) Venue for a proceeding by the attorney general and reporter to
dissolve a corporation lies:
(A) In any county where the corporation's principal office is
located or, if the corporation does not have a principal office located in
this state, the corporation's registered office;
(B) Where the corporation has engaged in any activity, including
soliciting donations or doing business;
(C) Where the attorney general and reporter has an office; or
(D) Davidson County, Sumner County, or Williamson County.
(2) Venue for a proceeding brought by another party named in § 48-64-
301 other than the attorney general and reporter lies in the county where the
corporation's principal office is or was last located, or, if the corporation does not
have or has not had a principal office located in this state, the corporation's
registered office.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.