---
type: "Bill"
title: "Secretary of State - As enacted, removes the filing fee that must be paid to the secretary of state to file articles of termination of corporation existence; increases the number of days after a person ceases solicitation activities after registration with the secretary of state, from 30 to 90, that the person has to notify the secretary of state; removes the requirement that a charitable organization that ceases solicitation activity and received in excess of $1 million in gross revenue during the most recently completed fiscal year include an audited financial statement and forms required to be filed by a charitable organization with the U.S. internal revenue service with the organization's notice to the secretary of state that the organization ceased solicitation activities. - Amends TCA Title 48."
description: "Secretary of State - As enacted, removes the filing fee that must be paid to the secretary of state to file articles of termination of corporation existence; increases the number of days after a person ceases solicitation activities after registration with the secretary of state, from 30 to 90, that the person has to notify the secretary of state; removes the requirement that a charitable organization that ceases solicitation activity and received in excess of $1 million in gross revenue during the most recently completed fiscal year include an audited financial statement and forms required to be filed by a charitable organization with the U.S. internal revenue service with the organization's notice to the secretary of state that the organization ceased solicitation activities. - Amends TCA Title 48."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 1553"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1553 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Secretary of State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lynn"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 39
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2026-01-13"
last_action: "2026-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cbb38417-e24d-475d-88ad-1e96c553b6e9"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1553&ga=114"
source_hash: "e26e342f6a47fb1110f9ff3b4cbf73818cba5e80e290a226bebd11f70a75ec35"
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 1553 (114) — Secretary of State - As enacted, removes the filing fee that must be paid to the secretary of state to file articles of termination of corporation existence; increases the number of days after a person ceases solicitation activities after registration with the secretary of state, from 30 to 90, that the person has to notify the secretary of state; removes the requirement that a charitable organization that ceases solicitation activity and received in excess of $1 million in gross revenue during the most recently completed fiscal year include an audited financial statement and forms required to be filed by a charitable organization with the U.S. internal revenue service with the organization's notice to the secretary of state that the organization ceased solicitation activities. - Amends TCA Title 48.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0573** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0573.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1553.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2026 Passed (2) — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026 4/16/2026 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2026 Passed (3) — **26–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 2/3/2026 Passed (5) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2026 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/18/2026 Passed — **22–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lynn — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-13** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-14** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2026-01-15** Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-15** P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-21** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 1/27/2026
- **2026-01-23** Meeting Canceled
- **2026-01-28** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 2/3/2026
- **2026-02-03** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-04** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 2/11/2026
- **2026-02-11** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 2/18/2026
- **2026-02-11** Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 2/18/2026
- **2026-02-18** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-18** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/4/2026
- **2026-03-04** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
- **2026-03-04** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/11/2026
- **2026-03-11** Placed behind the budget
- **2026-04-09** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
- **2026-04-15** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026
- **2026-04-15** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-15** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026
- **2026-04-15** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-15** Rec for adopt by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-15** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026
- **2026-04-16** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026
- **2026-04-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-04-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-21** Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-21** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0573) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-22** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-22** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2026-04-22** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-04-28** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-05** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-06** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-07** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-15** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- **2026-05-15** Pub. Ch. 948

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cbb38417-e24d-475d-88ad-1e96c553b6e9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).