Tennessee Senate Bill 594

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 25 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-01-30 - Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Pending: Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

As introduced, requires charitable organizations that solicit and receive contributions for charitable purposes related to a declared disaster in this state to expend or distribute the funds for that purpose within 24 months of the date the disaster is first declared; requires unused funds to be transferred to a fund managed by the director of TEMA to be used for the purpose of disaster relief activities in this state. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 48, Chapter 101 and Title 58.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 48, Chapter 101 and Title 58, relative to donations for disaster relief.

Sen. Mark Pody [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-30	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
2023-01-26	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2023-01-25	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB1370 (Crossfiled) 2023-02-07 - Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0594&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0594.pdf