---
type: "Bill"
title: "Secretary of State - As enacted, clarifies only a natural person or individual may participate in fantasy sports contests offered by fantasy sports operators. - Amends TCA Section 47-18-1602."
description: "Secretary of State - As enacted, clarifies only a natural person or individual may participate in fantasy sports contests offered by fantasy sports operators. - Amends TCA Section 47-18-1602."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 172"
citation: "Tennessee SB 172 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Secretary of State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Halford", "Swann"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 38
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2019-01-28"
last_action: "2019-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5ae1e3dd-6a20-4404-9022-4338cbbb96eb"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0172&GA=111"
source_hash: "f201968025952c1c5f82ad888789e284208bce3fe0ec48b1d3f93580449be348"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee SB 172 (111) — Secretary of State - As enacted, clarifies only a natural person or individual may participate in fantasy sports contests offered by fantasy sports operators. - Amends TCA Section 47-18-1602.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB0172.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2019 Passed — **84–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/19/2019 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE STATE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/2/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/10/2019 4/4/2019 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2019 Passed — **84–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Committee 3/13/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/25/2019 Passed — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Halford — primary (person)
- Swann — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-28** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-01-31** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2019-02-01** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-04** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-06** P2C, ref. to State Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/6/2019
- **2019-03-05** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/12/2019
- **2019-03-06** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/13/2019
- **2019-03-06** Action Def. in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee to 3/13/2019
- **2019-03-12** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-12** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-13** Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-13** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-19** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2019-03-19** Action def. in State Committee to 3/26/2019
- **2019-03-20** Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/26/2019
- **2019-03-22** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/25/2019
- **2019-03-25** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-03-26** Action def. in State Committee to 4/2/2019
- **2019-03-27** Placed on cal. State Committee for 4/2/2019
- **2019-03-28** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2019-04-02** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/4/2019
- **2019-04-04** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/10/2019
- **2019-04-10** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-04-10** Passed H., Ayes 84, Nays 0, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2019-04-10** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-04-10** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-04-11** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-15** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-16** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-04-23** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-01** Pub. Ch. 173
- **2019-05-01** Effective date(s) 04/23/2019
- **2019-05-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 173

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5ae1e3dd-6a20-4404-9022-4338cbbb96eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).