Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 2659: Gaming - As enacted, creates a five-day window after the effective date of this act for nonprofit organizations seeking to operate an annual event for the annual event period beginning on July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, to submit its annual event application to the secretary of state. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 17.

In committee Last action April 13, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 680

Plain-language summary

HB 2659 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on March 4, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Gaming - As enacted, creates a five-day window after the effective date of this act for nonprofit organizations seeking to operate an annual event for the annual event period beginning on July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, to submit its annual event application to the secretary of state. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 17. Primary sponsor: William Lamberth (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 13, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 680.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: William Lamberth (Republican).