HB 2659

Present law requires a nonprofit organization seeking to operate an annual event for the benefit of that organization to submit an annual event application to the secretary of state by January 31 st of each year. This bill authorizes such a nonprofit organization to submit an annual event application to the secretary of state within five calendar days after this bill becomes a law, for the annual event period beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027. Present law requires the secretary of state to review all annual event applications and submit a list of qualifying applicants to the clerks of the senate and house of representatives by March 8 th of each year. This bill requires the secretary of state to transfer an additional list of approved organizations for those organizations approved pursuant to the above-stated deadline for the annual event period beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 3 0, 2027. The additional list must be transferred to the cle rks by noon within 10 calendar days after this bill becomes a law. ON MARCH 30, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2723, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 adds to the bill that for nonprofit organizations seeking to operate an annual gaming event, that u pon authorization by the general assembly, the clerk of the house last approving the authorization must transmit electronically a copy of the authorization to the secretary and to the executive director of the Tennessee district attorney generals conference for distribution to each affected district attorney general.