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SB1639 • 2026

Secretary of State

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 48, relative to nonprofit entities.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Jackson, Lynn
Last action
2026-05-15
Official status
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 948
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Secretary of State

ON APRIL 21, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 1553, AS AMENDED.

What This Bill Does

  • ON APRIL 21, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 1553, AS AMENDED.
  • AMENDMENT #1 makes technical corrections to the bill.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Amendment 1-0 to HB1553

Plain English: House State & Local Government 1 Amendment No.

  • House State & Local Government 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to HB1553 Crawford Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 1639* House Bill No.
  • 1553 HA0573 013368 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 948

  2. 2026-05-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

  3. 2026-05-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 948

  4. 2026-05-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2026-05-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  6. 2026-05-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  7. 2026-04-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  8. 2026-04-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  9. 2026-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Companion House Bill substituted

  10. 2026-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0

  11. 2026-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  12. 2026-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  13. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2026

  14. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  15. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  16. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  17. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0573)

  18. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026

  19. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026

  20. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  21. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026

  22. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  23. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec for adopt by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  24. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026

  25. 2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  26. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed behind the budget

  27. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  28. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/11/2026

  29. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

  30. 2026-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  31. 2026-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  32. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 2/18/2026

  33. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 2/18/2026

  34. 2026-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  35. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 2/11/2026

  36. 2026-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/10/2026

  37. 2026-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  38. 2026-01-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 2/3/2026

  39. 2026-01-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Meeting Canceled

  40. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 1/27/2026

  41. 2026-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  42. 2026-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

  43. 2026-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  44. 2026-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  45. 2026-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  46. 2026-01-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  47. 2026-01-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON APRIL 21, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 1553, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 makes technical corrections to the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 1553
By Lynn

SENATE BILL 1639
By Jackson
SB1639
010260
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 48,
relative to nonprofit entities.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 48-51-303(a), is amended by
deleting subdivision (21) and substituting:
(21) Articles of termination of corporation existence………………………... No fee
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 48-101-506(h), is amended by
deleting the subsection and substituting:
(h) Any person that ceases solicitation activities after registration must, within
ninety (90) days after solicitation activities end, notify the secretary of state of the
ceasing of solicitation activities and file with the secretary of state financial
documentation required under subdivision (b)(1).
SECTION 3. This act takes effect on July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.