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SB0193 • 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
Walley, Eldridge
Last action
2025-03-10
Official status
Sponsor(s) Added.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide detailed information on how the bill will affect current practices or enforcement details.

Sports Betting Law Changes

This bill clarifies that contracts related to legal sports betting in Tennessee are not voided by existing gambling rules.

What This Bill Does

  • Clarifies that contracts based on wagers made under the Tennessee Sports Gaming Act are exempt from provisions that would otherwise make such contracts invalid.

Who It Names or Affects

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

Terms To Know

Sports Gaming Act
The law that allows and regulates sports betting in Tennessee.
Voiding contracts
Making a contract or agreement not valid anymore.

Limits and Unknowns

  • It's unclear how this bill will be enforced once it becomes a law.
  • The exact impact on current sports betting practices is not fully explained in the summary.

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

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  5. 2025-01-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  6. 2025-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  7. 2025-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees

  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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HOUSE BILL 131
By Eldridge

SENATE BILL 193
By Walley

SB0193
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.