Bill Commons

TN HB 1553

enacted

Secretary of State - As enacted, removes the filing fee that must be paid to the secretary of state to file articles of termination of corporation existence; increases the number of days after a person ceases solicitation activities after registration with the secretary of state, from 30 to 90, that the person has to notify the secretary of state; removes the requirement that a charitable organization that ceases solicitation activity and received in excess of $1 million in gross revenue during the most recently completed fiscal year include an audited financial statement and forms required to be filed by a charitable organization with the U.S. internal revenue service with the organization's notice to the secretary of state that the organization ceased solicitation activities. - Amends TCA Title 48.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

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Did TN HB 1553 pass?

Yes. TN HB 1553 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-15): Pub. Ch. 948

What is TN HB 1553 about?

TN HB 1553 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Secretary of State - As enacted, removes the filing fee that must be paid to the secretary of state to file articles of termination of corporation existence; increases the number of days after a person ceases solicitation activities after registration with the secretary of state, from 30 to 90, that the person has to notify the secretary of state; removes the requirement that a charitable organization that ceases solicitation activity and received in excess of $1 million in gross revenue during the most recently completed fiscal year include an audited financial statement and forms required to be filed by a charitable organization with the U.S. internal revenue service with the organization's notice to the secretary of state that the organization ceased solicitation activities. - Amends TCA Title 48.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 1553?

Lynn is the primary sponsor of TN HB 1553.

Introduced
2026-01-14
Latest action
2026-05-15 — Pub. Ch. 948
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Lynnprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-15

    Pub. Ch. 948

  2. 2026-05-15

    Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

  3. 2026-05-07

    Signed by Governor.

    executive-signature

  4. 2026-05-06

    Transmitted to Governor for his action.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-05-05

    Signed by Senate Speaker

    passage

  6. 2026-04-30

    Signed by H. Speaker

    passage

  7. 2026-04-28

    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

    enrolled

  8. 2026-04-22

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

    introduction

  9. 2026-04-22

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

    substitution

  10. 2026-04-22

    Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0

    passage

  11. 2026-04-21

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  12. 2026-04-21

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0573)

    amendment-passage

  13. 2026-04-21

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0

    passage

  14. 2026-04-21

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

    receipt

  15. 2026-04-16

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026

  16. 2026-04-15

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026

  17. 2026-04-15

    Rec for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

    referral-committee

  18. 2026-04-15

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  19. 2026-04-15

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026

  20. 2026-04-15

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2026-04-15

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026

  22. 2026-04-09

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  23. 2026-03-11

    Placed behind the budget

  24. 2026-03-04

    Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/11/2026

  25. 2026-03-04

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  26. 2026-02-25

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

  27. 2026-02-18

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  28. 2026-02-18

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  29. 2026-02-11

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 2/18/2026

  30. 2026-02-11

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 2/18/2026

  31. 2026-02-04

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 2/11/2026

  32. 2026-02-03

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  33. 2026-01-28

    Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 2/3/2026

  34. 2026-01-23

    Meeting Canceled

  35. 2026-01-21

    Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 1/27/2026

  36. 2026-01-15

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

    referral-committee

  37. 2026-01-15

    Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  38. 2026-01-14

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  39. 2026-01-13

    Filed for introduction

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 2/3/2026 Passed (5)

    2026-02-03 · pass · 8-0

  • HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/18/2026 Passed

    2026-02-18 · pass · 22-0

  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2026 Passed (2)

    2026-04-17 · pass · 13-0

  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2026 Passed (3)

    2026-04-17 · pass · 26-0

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026 4/16/2026 (4)

    2026-04-20 · fail · 0-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-04-21 · pass · 94-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-04-22 · pass · 30-0

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