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                            PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 843

                                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1956

                                                        By Pody, Stevens

                                           Substituted for: House Bill No. 1884

                                                 By Ce picky, Barrett, Todd

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 48 and Title 67, relative to
         corporate entities.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

         SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 4, is amended by adding
the following as a new section:

          4-1-430.

                   (a) A state agency shall deny, revoke, or refuse or renew a certification, registration,
          license, or permit issued to a corporate entity if the state agency receives satisfactory proof
         that an officer, director, or employee of the corporate entity provides material support or
          resources to any of the following, or provides meeting spaces or other forums, including
          electronic and print platforms, to any of the following for the purpose of soliciting material
          support or resources or recruiting new members:

                             (1) A designated entity;

                             (2) A group or organization that has been found by a court of competent
                   jurisdiction within the United States to have engaged in an act of terrorism as defined
                   in § 39-13-803; or

                             (3) A group or organization that receives financial or other support from a
                   designated entity.

                    (b) As used in this section:

                             (1) "Corporate entity" means, whether domestic or foreign, a corporation,
                   limited liability company, limited liability partnership, limited partnership, or nonprofit
                   entity;

                             (2) "Designated entity" means an entity designated by the United States
                   department of state as a foreign terrorist organization in accordance with § 219 of the
                   federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. § 1189), or by the United States
                   department of the treasury as a specially designated national in accordance with 31
                    CFR part 500; and

                             (3) "Material support or resources" means:

                                       (A) Any property, tangible or intangible, or service, including currency
                             or monetary instruments or financial securities, financial services, lodging,
                             training, advice, or assistance derived from scientific, technical, legal, or other
                             specialized knowledge, facilities, transportation, and personnel; and

                                       (8) Does not include medicine or religious materials.

          SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
         SENATE BILL NO. 1956

PASSED:  April 9, 2026

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                        '                     RANDY M~ALLy

                                        SPEAKER OF THE SENATE

                        CAMERON SEXTON, SPEAKER
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APPROVED this f}i/f:I.. day of {\-pf;\        2026

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                          BILL LEE, GOVERNOR