---
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, 2025, until June 30, 2026. - 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, 2025, until June 30, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 941"
citation: "Tennessee SB 941 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Charitable Institutions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briggs"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-02-05"
last_action: "2025-04-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e5aaff5-4d2e-4d41-8bc8-fde55ba408dd"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0941&ga=114"
source_hash: "60d8a762e3597216d3d7666c44c5145eb722f875c135e66f3bdc4cf5de5b1b44"
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 941 (114) — 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, 2025, until June 30, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 17.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment SA0065** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0065.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0941.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/24/2025 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/27/2025 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/18/2025 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: 3/4/2025 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Briggs — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-05** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-25** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/4/2025
- **2025-02-25** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/4/2025
- **2025-03-04** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2025-03-13** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate State & Local Gov't Committee 3-18-2025
- **2025-03-18** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2025-03-21** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/24/2025
- **2025-03-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-03-24** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-24** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0065)
- **2025-03-27** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-27** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-03-27** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2025-03-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-01** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-02** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-02** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-08** Effective date(s) 04/02/2025
- **2025-04-08** Pub. Ch. 111

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1e5aaff5-4d2e-4d41-8bc8-fde55ba408dd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).