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                              PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 680

                                                    SENATE BILL NO. 2723

                                          By Johnson, Akbari, Bailey, Bowling

                                            Substituted for: House Bill No. 2659

                                                By Lamberth, Russell, Chism

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3, Chapter 17, relative to charitable gaming.

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

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 3-17-103(a)(1 )(A)(ii), is amended by
deleting the subdivision and substituting:

                    (ii) In addition to the submission deadline described in subdivision (a)(1 )(A)(i), a
          nonprofit organization seeking to operate an annual event for the benefit of that organization
          located in this state may submit an annual event application to the secretary within five (5)
          calendar days after the effective date of this act, for the annual event period beginning July 1,
          2026, and ending June 30, 2027.

          SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 3-17-103(b)(2), is amended by deleting
the subdivision and substituting:

                    (2) In addition to the omnibus listing transferred to the clerk of the senate and the
          clerk of the house of representatives pursuant to subdivision (b)(1 ), the secretary shall
          transfer an additional omnibus listing of any organizations approved pursuant to subdivision
          (a)(1)(A)(ii) for the annual event period beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027.
          The list must be transferred in a manner consistent with subdivision (b)(1) by twelve o'clock
          (12:00) noon central daylight time (CDT) within ten (10) calendar days after the effective date
          of this act.

          SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 3-17-103(c), is amended by deleting the
first sentence and substituting instead the following:

                    Upon authorization by the general assembly, the clerk of the house last approving the
          authorization shall transmit electronically a copy of the authorization to the secretary and to
          the executive director of the Tennessee district attorneys general conference for distribution
          to each affected district attorney general.

          SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
         SENATE BILL NO. 2723

PASSED:  April 6, 2026

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                                     SPEAKER OF THE SENA TE

                             CAMEROJJ EXTON, SPEAKER
                             HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

/Jrpr; APPROVED this gtP- day of  I  2026

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         BILL LEE, GOVERNOR

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