---
type: "Bill"
title: "Gambling - As enacted, authorizes the ownership, possession, purchase, and sale of antique gambling machines; prohibits operation by members of the public of any such machine that is on public display. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 11 and Title 39, Chapter 17."
description: "Gambling - As enacted, authorizes the ownership, possession, purchase, and sale of antique gambling machines; prohibits operation by members of the public of any such machine that is on public display. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 11 and Title 39, Chapter 17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 52"
citation: "Tennessee HB 52 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Gambling"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Marsh", "Reeves"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 36
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-01-04"
last_action: "2021-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7a2ee408-1d22-4290-aa1d-7663944bdab4"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0052&GA=112"
source_hash: "7112b6eb95058b85ff74e4e0cc6f9b6fe82f3d852973cdc96a39900a7e61164a"
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 HB 52 (112) — Gambling - As enacted, authorizes the ownership, possession, purchase, and sale of antique gambling machines; prohibits operation by members of the public of any such machine that is on public display. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 11 and Title 39, Chapter 17.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment SA0044** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0044.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0052.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/15/2021 3/11/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/15/2021 Passed (1) — **84–1** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/9/2021 Passed (2) — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/3/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/15/2021 Passed (1) — **30–1** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Criminal Justice Subcommittee 2/24/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Marsh — primary (person)
- Reeves — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-04** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-12** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-01-13** Ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-13** P2C held on desk.
- **2021-01-27** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/17/2021
- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-17** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/24/2021
- **2021-02-17** Meeting Canceled
- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-02-24** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/3/2021
- **2021-02-24** Rec. for pass; ref to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-24** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/2/2021
- **2021-03-03** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-03** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2021
- **2021-03-03** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/9/2021
- **2021-03-09** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/11/2021
- **2021-03-11** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/15/2021
- **2021-03-11** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/15/2021
- **2021-03-15** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-15** Passed H., Ayes 84, Nays 1, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2021-03-15** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-03-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-03-15** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 1 `passage`
- **2021-03-15** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0044)
- **2021-03-17** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-03-17** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-03-18** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-03-18** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-03-29** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-06** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 65
- **2021-04-06** Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
- **2021-04-06** Pub. Ch. 65

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7a2ee408-1d22-4290-aa1d-7663944bdab4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).