Gambling - As enacted, enacts the "March Madness and Fantasy Football Freedom Act," which decriminalizes, under certain circumstances, wagers on fantasy sports leagues and sports pools. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 5.
Companion bill has been assigned Public Chapter Number 126 by the Secretary of State.
  • Bill History
  • Amendments
  • Video
  • Summary
  • Fiscal Note
  • Votes
  • Actions For HB1033Date
    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 12604/15/2019
    Sponsor(s) Added.03/28/2019
    Comp. SB subst.03/28/2019
    Sponsor(s) Added.03/21/2019
    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/28/201903/21/2019
    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/21/201903/20/2019
    Sponsor(s) Added.03/18/2019
    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee03/13/2019
    Placed on cal. Judiciary for 3/13/201903/06/2019
    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary03/06/2019
    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/6/201902/27/2019
    Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee02/13/2019
    P2C, ref. to Judiciary02/11/2019
    P1C.02/07/2019
    Intro.02/06/2019
    Filed for introduction02/06/2019
    Actions For SB1057Date
    Effective date(s) 07/01/201904/15/2019
    Pub. Ch. 12604/15/2019
    Signed by Governor.04/09/2019
    Transmitted to Governor for action.04/02/2019
    Signed by H. Speaker04/01/2019
    Signed by Senate Speaker03/28/2019
    Enrolled and ready for signatures03/28/2019
    Passed H., Ayes 67, Nays 16, PNV 403/28/2019
    Subst. for comp. HB.03/28/2019
    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.03/25/2019
    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House03/22/2019
    Passed Senate, Ayes 25, Nays 4, PNV 103/21/2019
    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/21/201903/19/2019
    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee03/12/2019
    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/12/201903/06/2019
    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee02/11/2019
    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration02/07/2019
    Filed for introduction02/06/2019
  • No amendments for HB1033.
    No amendments for SB1057.

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  • Fiscal Summary

    NOT SIGNIFICANT


    Bill Summary

    Generally, under present law, the offense of gambling promotion is a Class B misdemeanor. Present law specifies that gambling does not include:

    (1) A lawful business transaction;
    (2) Annual events operated for the benefit of nonprofit organizations that are authorized by the general assembly;
    (3) A state lottery approved by the general assembly; or
    (4) An online fantasy sports contest licensed by the secretary of state.

    This bill adds "low-level sports entertainment pools" to the activities not considered gambling. This bill defines such a pool as a type of pari-mutuel betting:

    (1) In which a participant pays money for participation in a pool and makes selections based on the participant's predictions of either the outcome of a series of athletic contests of the same sport or the statistics of individual athletes selected by the participant to assemble an imaginary team of athletes;
    (2) That does not involve laying odds; and
    (3) That has the following characteristics:
    (A) The total or cumulative entry fee paid by an individual participant is no more than $25.00;
    (B) The total pool is no more than $1,000; and
    (C) The pool is managed by an individual and not by any type of business entity.

  • FiscalNote for HB1033/SB1057 filed under HB1033

  • House Floor and Committee Votes

    House moved to substitute and conform to SB1057

    SB1057 by Dickerson - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/28/2019
    Passed
              Ayes...............................................67
              Noes...............................................16
              Present and not voting...................4

              Representatives voting aye were: Baum, Beck, Boyd, Bricken, Byrd, Carr, Carter, Chism, Clemmons, Cochran, Coley, Dixie, Eldridge, Faison, Farmer, Freeman, Gant, Griffey, Hakeem, Halford, Hall, Hardaway, Hazlewood, Helton, Hicks, Hill M, Hill T, Hodges, Holsclaw, Howell, Hurt, Jernigan, Johnson C, Johnson G, Kumar, Lafferty, Leatherwood, Littleton, Love, Marsh, Miller, Mitchell, Parkinson, Potts, Powell, Ragan, Ramsey, Rudder, Russell, Sanderson, Sexton C, Shaw, Sparks, Staples, Stewart, Terry, Thompson, Tillis, Towns, Travis, Van Huss, Weaver, White, Whitson, Wright, Zachary, Mr. Speaker Casada -- 67.
              Representatives voting no were: Calfee, Crawford, DeBerry, Doggett, Dunn, Haston, Hawk, Holt, Hulsey, Lamberth, Lynn, Moody, Moon, Rudd, Sexton J, Todd -- 16.
              Representatives present and not voting were: Cepicky, Cooper, Ogles, Powers -- 4.

              HB1033 by Terry - HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE:
    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/28/2019 3/21/2019
              Voice Vote - Ayes Prevail Rep(s). Lamberth requested to be recorded as voting No

              HB1033 by Terry - HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE:
    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/13/2019
              Voice Vote - Ayes Prevail Rep(s). Doggett, Lamberth requested to be recorded as voting No

              HB1033 by Terry - HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE:
    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary 3/6/2019
              Voice Vote - Ayes Prevail Rep(s). Doggett, Lamberth requested to be recorded as voting No

    Senate Floor and Committee Votes

    SB1057 by Dickerson - FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/21/2019
    Passed
              Ayes...............................................25
              Noes................................................4
              Present and not voting...................1

              Senators voting aye were: Akbari, Briggs, Crowe, Dickerson, Gardenhire, Gilmore, Gresham, Jackson, Johnson, Kelsey, Kyle, Lundberg, Massey, Niceley, Reeves, Roberts, Robinson, Rose, Stevens, Swann, Watson, White, Yager, Yarbro, Mr. Speaker McNally -- 25.
              Senators voting no were: Bell, Hensley, Pody, Southerland -- 4.
              Senators present and not voting were: Kurita -- 1.

    SB1057 by Dickerson - SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE:
    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/12/2019
    Passed
              Ayes................................................7
              Noes................................................1

              Senators voting aye were: Bowling, Gardenhire, Lundberg, Roberts, Robinson, Stevens, White -- 7.
              Senators voting no were: Bell -- 1.