---
type: "Bill"
title: "Lottery, Charitable - As enacted, reduces to three years the period of time that a 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(19) nonprofit organization has to be in continuous and active existence in this state to qualify to operate a charitable gaming event in this state. - Amends TCA Section 3-17-102."
description: "Lottery, Charitable - As enacted, reduces to three years the period of time that a 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(19) nonprofit organization has to be in continuous and active existence in this state to qualify to operate a charitable gaming event in this state. - Amends TCA Section 3-17-102."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 2472"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2472 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Charitable", "Lottery"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Powers", "Yager"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 38
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-02-01"
last_action: "2022-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/91c74386-23e9-4adc-841a-a2469de8112c"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2472&GA=112"
source_hash: "3d0290597e6fb58ec1de4cbcfbf93b6ed487c71748515c9e4d33704f9e865c5e"
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 2472 (112) — Lottery, Charitable - As enacted, reduces to three years the period of time that a 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(19) nonprofit organization has to be in continuous and active existence in this state to qualify to operate a charitable gaming event in this state. - Amends TCA Section 3-17-102.

## 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/HB2472.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/22/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/28/2022 3/24/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/16/2022 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/8/2022 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 2/15/2022 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: 3/14/2022 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/22/2022 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/28/2022 Passed (1) — **87–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Powers — primary (person)
- Yager — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-02-02** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-03** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-03** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-07** Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2022-02-09** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 2/15/2022
- **2022-02-15** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-16** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 2/22/2022
- **2022-02-22** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-01** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/8/2022
- **2022-03-02** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-02** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-08** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2022-03-09** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-10** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-10** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/14/2022
- **2022-03-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-03-14** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **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** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **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** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/28/2022
- **2022-03-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-28** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-03-28** Passed H., Ayes 87, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2022-03-28** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **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** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 888
- **2022-04-26** Effective date(s) 04/14/2022
- **2022-04-26** Pub. Ch. 888

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/91c74386-23e9-4adc-841a-a2469de8112c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).