---
type: "Bill"
title: "Charitable Institutions - As enacted, establishes a five-day period after the effective date of this act during which a nonprofit organization may apply to operate a charitable gaming event during the annual period beginning July 1, 2023, until June 30, 2024, and beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 17."
description: "Charitable Institutions - As enacted, establishes a five-day period after the effective date of this act during which a nonprofit organization may apply to operate a charitable gaming event during the annual period beginning July 1, 2023, until June 30, 2024, and beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 1651"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1651 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Charitable Institutions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Whitson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2024-01-08"
last_action: "2024-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d9855da9-feae-4a64-bc7e-bbfebdfa409a"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1651&GA=113"
source_hash: "53e791a2ac777b9a961497b131689c97451e38c5e6fe2c3e81b5cd30fab7cf7b"
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 1651 (113) — Charitable Institutions - As enacted, establishes a five-day period after the effective date of this act during which a nonprofit organization may apply to operate a charitable gaming event during the annual period beginning July 1, 2023, until June 30, 2024, and beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 17.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0551** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0551.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0624** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0624.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1651.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/14/2024 Passed — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/26/2024 Passed (1) — **89–2** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/20/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 1/31/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/14/2024 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/26/2024 2/22/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 1/24/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/26/2024 Passed — **89–2** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/26/2024 2/22/2024 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Whitson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-08** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-09** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-01-10** Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-10** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-17** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 1/24/2024
- **2024-01-24** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 1/31/2024
- **2024-01-24** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-31** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-31** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-07** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/14/2024
- **2024-02-07** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-14** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 2/20/2024
- **2024-02-14** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-20** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/22/2024
- **2024-02-22** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/26/2024
- **2024-02-26** Passed H., as am., Ayes 89, Nays 2, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-26** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0551) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-02-29** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-03-14** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-14** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0624)
- **2024-03-14** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-03-15** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-03-18** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-19** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-26** Effective date(s) 03/21/2024
- **2024-03-26** Pub. Ch. 587

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d9855da9-feae-4a64-bc7e-bbfebdfa409a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).