---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sports - As enacted, moves administrative regulation of the Fantasy Sports Act from the office of the secretary of state to the sports wagering advisory council. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 29; Title 39; Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 67."
description: "Sports - As enacted, moves administrative regulation of the Fantasy Sports Act from the office of the secretary of state to the sports wagering advisory council. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 29; Title 39; Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 67."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 218"
citation: "Tennessee SB 218 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sports"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Taylor"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-19"
last_action: "2023-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0c892979-83d9-4ac3-9d29-9f77ad29afa1"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0218&GA=113"
source_hash: "8c5e0bdcb6a7ca2a443f545a055894379be46e288a6a1d77725af9f83d001175"
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 218 (113) — Sports - As enacted, moves administrative regulation of the Fantasy Sports Act from the office of the secretary of state to the sports wagering advisory council. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 29; Title 39; Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 67.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0218.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/23/2023 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/28/2023 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/6/2023 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Taylor — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-19** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-20** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-21** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-14** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/21/2023
- **2023-02-21** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-21** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-28** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-03-03** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/6/2023
- **2023-03-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-06** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-09** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-03-23** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2023-03-23** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-03-24** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-03-29** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-04** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-04** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-13** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-18** Effective date(s) 04/13/2023; 07/01/2023
- **2023-04-18** Pub. Ch. 143

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0c892979-83d9-4ac3-9d29-9f77ad29afa1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).