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SB1200 • 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
Jackson, Bricken
Last action
2025-02-12
Official status
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide details on specific veteran services that will receive funding.

Veterans Services Funding from Sports Gaming Revenue

This bill allocates one percent of sports gaming revenue to support veterans services in Tennessee.

What This Bill Does

  • Allocates one percent of the privilege tax collected from sports gaming to the Department of Veterans Services.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Veterans in Tennessee who use state-funded services
  • The Department of Veterans Services, which receives additional funding

Terms To Know

Privilege tax
A special kind of tax charged for certain activities or businesses.
Department of Veterans Services
The part of the Tennessee government that helps veterans with services and support.

Limits and Unknowns

  • It does not specify exactly what veteran services will be funded.
  • The 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

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  4. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  5. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  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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HOUSE BILL 812
By Bricken

SENATE BILL 1200
By Jackson

SB1200
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.