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

SB 2515: Corporations, Not for Profit - As introduced, enacts the "Volunteer Communities Act," which provides an unincorporated association or nonprofit corporation organized primarily to provide mutual support and assistance within a community or neighborhood certain benefits, including franchise and excise, sales, and property tax credits and exemptions, and certain liability, food, and zoning protections for mutual aid activities conducted by the organization. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 29; Title 48; Title 53 and Title 67.

In committee Last action March 10, 2026: Failed in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

Plain-language summary

SB 2515 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Corporations, Not for Profit - As introduced, enacts the "Volunteer Communities Act," which provides an unincorporated association or nonprofit corporation organized primarily to provide mutual support and assistance within a community or neighborhood certain benefits, including franchise and excise, sales, and property tax credits and exemptions, and certain liability, food, and zoning protections for mutual aid activities conducted by the organization. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 29; Title 48; Title 53 and Title 67. Primary sponsor: Jeff Yarbro (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 10, 2026): Failed in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Jeff Yarbro (Democratic).