republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/111/sb-232.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Charitable Institutions - As enacted, increases from over $30,000 to over $50,000 the amount of gross contributions that must be raised or received from the public by a charitable organization in order to trigger registration requirements with the secretary of state. - Amends TCA Section 48-101-502."
description: "Charitable Institutions - As enacted, increases from over $30,000 to over $50,000 the amount of gross contributions that must be raised or received from the public by a charitable organization in order to trigger registration requirements with the secretary of state. - Amends TCA Section 48-101-502."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 232"
citation: "Tennessee SB 232 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Charitable Institutions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hulsey", "Lundberg"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 35
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2019-01-18"
last_action: "2019-04-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa9993af-3278-41ce-ad08-00ff49a30cbb"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0232&GA=111"
source_hash: "f5d542c594d44489f175db45b0f9b497fbdcbfedfcfeafcc95cfd1224734e965"
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 232 (111) — Charitable Institutions - As enacted, increases from over $30,000 to over $50,000 the amount of gross contributions that must be raised or received from the public by a charitable organization in order to trigger registration requirements with the secretary of state. - Amends TCA Section 48-101-502.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB0232.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/18/2019 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/5/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Committee 2/13/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/27/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/14/2019 3/7/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE STATE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/19/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/14/2019 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/12/2019 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/18/2019 Passed (2) — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hulsey — primary (person)
- Lundberg — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-18** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-19** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-01-23** Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-23** P2C, ref. to State Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-29** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-01-31** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2019-02-06** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 2/13/2019
- **2019-02-13** Placed on cal. State Committee for 2/19/2019
- **2019-02-13** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-19** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-20** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/27/2019
- **2019-02-20** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/5/2019
- **2019-02-27** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-05** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/12/2019
- **2019-03-05** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-06** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/7/2019
- **2019-03-07** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/14/2019
- **2019-03-12** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2019-03-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-03-14** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2019-03-15** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/18/2019
- **2019-03-18** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-03-18** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-03-18** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-03-19** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-20** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-03-21** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-03-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-01** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-15** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 132
- **2019-04-15** Pub. Ch. 132
- **2019-04-15** Effective date(s) 07/01/2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aa9993af-3278-41ce-ad08-00ff49a30cbb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).