---
type: "Bill"
title: "Lottery, Charitable - As enacted, authorizes qualified nonprofit organizations to file an application to operate an annual event in the July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021, fiscal year. - Amends TCA Title 3."
description: "Lottery, Charitable - As enacted, authorizes qualified nonprofit organizations to file an application to operate an annual event in the July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021, fiscal year. - Amends TCA Title 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 2842"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2842 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Lottery", "Charitable"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briggs", "Farmer"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2020-02-05"
last_action: "2020-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b8c7c3f-f0eb-44b8-bb49-cd0403615776"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2842&GA=111"
source_hash: "a26e861156f1b9246454a26c69659249b26d66b4541e2d6af56431aaf8842815"
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 2842 (111) — Lottery, Charitable - As enacted, authorizes qualified nonprofit organizations to file an application to operate an annual event in the July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021, fiscal year. - Amends TCA Title 3.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0946** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0946.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0682** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0682.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB2842.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 6/11/2020 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 6/10/2020 Passed (1) — **26–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 6/2/2020 Passed (3) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE STATE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 6/11/2020 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Committee 6/3/2020 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 6/8/2020 Passed (2) — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 6/11/2020 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/11/2020 Passed (1) — **73–7** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/15/2020 6/11/2020 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Briggs — primary (person)
- Farmer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-05** Intro. `introduction`
- **2020-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-06** P1C.
- **2020-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-02-10** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2020-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2020-05-27** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 6/2/2020
- **2020-05-28** Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-28** Ref. to State Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-01** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 6/3/2020
- **2020-06-02** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2020-06-03** Placed on cal. State Committee for 6/11/2020
- **2020-06-03** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-04** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 6/8/2020
- **2020-06-08** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-06-09** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 6/10/2020
- **2020-06-10** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-06-10** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-10** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0682)
- **2020-06-11** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-06-11** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/15/2020
- **2020-06-11** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 6/11/2020
- **2020-06-11** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-11** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 6/11/2020
- **2020-06-11** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-11** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 6/11/2020
- **2020-06-11** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-11** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-11** Passed H., Ayes 73, Nays 7, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2020-06-11** Am. withdrawn (Amendment 1 - HA0946) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2020-06-11** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-06-11** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2020-06-12** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-06-12** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-06-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-15** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-06-15** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-07-02** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 673
- **2020-07-02** Pub. Ch. 673
- **2020-07-02** Effective date(s) 06/15/2020

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b8c7c3f-f0eb-44b8-bb49-cd0403615776`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).