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type: "Bill"
title: "Gambling - As enacted, clarifies that gambling, the operation or possession of gambling devices, and the operation, conducting, or commercial promoting of online sweepstakes games and other forms of online or app-based gambling are unlawful and a violation of the \"Tennessee Consumer Protection Act\"; expands the authority of the sports wagering council to investigate illegal gambling and gaming activity; expands the investigative authority of the attorney general to investigate unlawful activity within the purview of the attorney general. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 8, Chapter 6, Part 4; Title 40, Chapter 2 and Title 47."
description: "Gambling - As enacted, clarifies that gambling, the operation or possession of gambling devices, and the operation, conducting, or commercial promoting of online sweepstakes games and other forms of online or app-based gambling are unlawful and a violation of the \"Tennessee Consumer Protection Act\"; expands the authority of the sports wagering council to investigate illegal gambling and gaming activity; expands the investigative authority of the attorney general to investigate unlawful activity within the purview of the attorney general. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 8, Chapter 6, Part 4; Title 40, Chapter 2 and Title 47."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2136"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2136 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Gambling"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Haile"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 35
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2026-01-23"
last_action: "2026-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/01567ed0-ac64-4cdc-85a7-cf2f5f28dd6c"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2136&ga=114"
source_hash: "6474eecdadbc1bb463b2a9d1d72eda9369b15a4e100ad43ada64d66a871eef3c"
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 2136 (114) — Gambling - As enacted, clarifies that gambling, the operation or possession of gambling devices, and the operation, conducting, or commercial promoting of online sweepstakes games and other forms of online or app-based gambling are unlawful and a violation of the "Tennessee Consumer Protection Act"; expands the authority of the sports wagering council to investigate illegal gambling and gaming activity; expands the investigative authority of the attorney general to investigate unlawful activity within the purview of the attorney general. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 8, Chapter 6, Part 4; Title 40, Chapter 2 and Title 47.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0919** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0919.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA1152** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1152.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA1157** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1157.pdf)
4. **Amendment HA1158** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1158.pdf)
5. **Amendment SA0505** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0505.pdf)
6. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2136.pdf)
## Votes
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/24/2026 Passed (3) — **80** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/23/2026 Passed (1) — **255** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/2/2026 Passed (2) — **320** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed (2) — **6720** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Table Minority Conference Report Conference Committee Report 4/23/2026 Passed — **255** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/23/2026 Passed (1) — **6917** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 4 BY CLEMMONS AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Failed — **2362** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT MINORITY CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/23/2026 Failed — **1767** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 3 BY CLEMMONS AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Failed — **2162** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- Haile — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-23** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-10** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/17/2026
- **2026-02-17** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/24/2026
- **2026-02-17** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 2/24/2026
- **2026-02-24** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-02-27** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/2/2026
- **2026-03-02** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-02** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-02** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0505)
- **2026-03-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-05** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-21** Passed H., as am., Ayes 67, Nays 20, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-21** Failed to adopt am (Amendment 4 - HA1158), Ayes 23, Nays 62, PNV 1
- **2026-04-21** Failed to adopt am (Amendment 3 - HA1157), Ayes 21, Nays 62, PNV 0
- **2026-04-21** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1152) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0919) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-21** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-22** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/23/2026
- **2026-04-23** Adopted Majority CCR, Ayes 69, Nays 17, PNV 1
- **2026-04-23** Failed to adopt minority CCR, Ayes 17, Nays 67, PNV 0
- **2026-04-23** Conference Committee report adopted, Ayes 25, Nayes 5
- **2026-04-23** Conf. comm. appointed. (Reps. Cepicky, Lamberth, Doggett, Alexander, Harris)
- **2026-04-23** Conference Committee appointed (Haile, Stevens, Bailey, Johnson, Yarbro)
- **2026-04-23** Senate refused to recede from its non-concurrence.
- **2026-04-23** H. refused to recede from am. no. 2
- **2026-04-23** Senate refused to concur in amendment `amendment-failure`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-30** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-05-07** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-27** Effective date(s) 05/22/2026
- **2026-05-27** Pub. Ch. 1117
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/01567ed0-ac64-4cdc-85a7-cf2f5f28dd6c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).