---
type: "Bill"
title: "Secretary of State - As enacted, extends the period of reduced fees payable to the secretary of state relating to nonprofit charitable gaming and the solicitation of charitable funds. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 17, Part 1 and Title 48, Chapter 101, Part 5."
description: "Secretary of State - As enacted, extends the period of reduced fees payable to the secretary of state relating to nonprofit charitable gaming and the solicitation of charitable funds. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 17, Part 1 and Title 48, Chapter 101, Part 5."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 1983"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1983 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Secretary of State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bricken", "Hensley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 45
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2022-01-25"
last_action: "2022-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f000961b-a24f-43f0-bbd0-0dfb6bac84e2"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1983&GA=112"
source_hash: "41ef56dcbdd85c0fa83c5300627afa2c52e7da95a9362b37dcdbd54303210b2a"
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 1983 (112) — Secretary of State - As enacted, extends the period of reduced fees payable to the secretary of state relating to nonprofit charitable gaming and the solicitation of charitable funds. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 17, Part 1 and Title 48, Chapter 101, Part 5.

## 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/112/Bill/SB1983.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/28/2022 Passed — **85–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommend for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/15/2022 Passed — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/15/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/22/2022 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/28/2022 3/24/2022 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 2/8/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/21/2022 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/1/2022 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/16/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bricken — primary (person)
- Hensley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-25** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-26** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-26** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-01-27** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-01-27** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-28** Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-31** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2022-02-02** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 2/8/2022
- **2022-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-08** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-09** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 2/15/2022
- **2022-02-15** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/22/2022
- **2022-02-15** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-16** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/23/2022
- **2022-02-16** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-17** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-22** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/1/2022
- **2022-02-22** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/1/2022
- **2022-02-23** Placed behind the budget
- **2022-03-01** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2022-03-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-08** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-09** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-15** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2022-03-16** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-16** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-17** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/21/2022
- **2022-03-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-03-21** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-22** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/24/2022
- **2022-03-24** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-03-24** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/28/2022
- **2022-03-28** Passed H., Ayes 85, Nays 0, PNV 5 `passage`
- **2022-03-28** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-03-28** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-03-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-30** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-03-30** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-04-04** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-04-05** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-04-14** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-26** Effective date(s) 07/01/2022
- **2022-04-26** Pub. Ch. 867
- **2022-04-26** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 867

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f000961b-a24f-43f0-bbd0-0dfb6bac84e2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).