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SB0563 • 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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Sponsor
Pody, Maberry
Last action
2025-04-29
Official status
Effective date(s) 04/24/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not provide details on how existing educational institutions will be affected or if other parts of the law need updating.

Charitable Solicitations for Educational Institutions

This bill changes how educational institutions are exempt from registration requirements under Tennessee's charitable solicitation laws.

What This Bill Does

  • Updates the list of entities that can approve educational institutions for exemptions to include the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Educational institutions seeking exemptions from charitable solicitation registration requirements
  • The Tennessee Public Charter School Commission

Terms To Know

Charitable Solicitations
Activities where people or organizations ask for donations, usually for a good cause.
Exemptions
Special rules that let certain groups skip some requirements.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not explain how the change will affect existing educational institutions.
  • It is unclear if there are any other parts of the law that need to be updated along with this one.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-29 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 04/24/2025

  2. 2025-04-29 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 251

  3. 2025-04-29 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became 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

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

  10. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  11. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  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

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  25. 2025-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  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

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  31. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

  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

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 779
By Maberry

SENATE BILL 563
By Pody

SB0563
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.