---
type: "Bill"
title: "Gaming - As enacted, transfers all powers and duties regarding the Tennessee Sports Gaming Act to the sports wagering advisory council. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 14; Title 38; Title 39; Title 47; Title 49 and Title 67."
description: "Gaming - As enacted, transfers all powers and duties regarding the Tennessee Sports Gaming Act to the sports wagering advisory council. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 14; Title 38; Title 39; Title 47; Title 49 and Title 67."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 588"
citation: "Tennessee SB 588 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Gaming"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gillespie", "Jackson"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 62
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2021-02-09"
last_action: "2021-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1219c9a3-f32f-4ced-9233-e48ff4130362"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0588&GA=112"
source_hash: "0756fe7a3dd26e06979175e538412eb948f7b27c89bcf0b8cd00ee385eb1465d"
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 588 (112) — Gaming - As enacted, transfers all powers and duties regarding the Tennessee Sports Gaming Act to the sports wagering advisory council. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 14; Title 38; Title 39; Title 47; Title 49 and Title 67.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0366** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0366.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0440** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0440.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0342** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0342.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0588.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 5/3/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 4/6/2021 (7) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/4/2021 5/3/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 5/5/2021 Passed — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/4/2021 Passed (1) — **73–13** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 5/3/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 5/3/2021 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/14/2021 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/22/2021 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 4/20/2021 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gillespie — primary (person)
- Jackson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2021-02-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-24** Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee-- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-17** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-23** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-23** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-23** Action Def. in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee to 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-24** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-24** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-30** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-30** Action Def. in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee to 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-31** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 4/6/2021
- **2021-04-05** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/6/2021
- **2021-04-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-06** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-06** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-13** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-13** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-13** Action def. in State Government Committee to 4/20/2021
- **2021-04-14** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-04-14** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 4/20/2021
- **2021-04-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2021
- **2021-04-20** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-04-22** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2021-04-22** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0342)
- **2021-04-26** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-04-26** Action def. in Government Operations Committee to Next Calendar
- **2021-04-28** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/4/2021
- **2021-05-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-03** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-03** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-03** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-04** Passed H., as am., Ayes 73, Nays 13, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2021-05-04** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0440) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-04** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0366) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-05-04** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-05-04** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-05-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-05-05** Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0440) `passage`
- **2021-05-05** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 5/5/2021
- **2021-05-12** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-05-13** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-17** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-05-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-02** Effective date(s) 05/27/2021, 01/01/2022
- **2021-06-02** Pub. Ch. 593
- **2021-06-02** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 593

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1219c9a3-f32f-4ced-9233-e48ff4130362`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).