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Tennessee House · Feb 18, 2026

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

Result: pass

HB 1553: 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.

State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.

Totals

YeaNay
Democratic60
Republican160
Total220

Party rows count only voters matched to a legislator.

All voters

LegislatorPosition
Rush Bricken(Republican)Yea
Ed Butler(Republican)Yea
Michele Carringer(Republican)Yea
Jesse Chism(Democratic)Yea
John Crawford(Republican)Yea
Vincent Dixie(Democratic)Yea
Rick Eldridge(Republican)Yea
Dan Howell(Republican)Yea
Michael Lankford(Republican)Yea
Tom Leatherwood(Republican)Yea
Mary Littleton(Republican)Yea
Greg Martin(Republican)Yea
Jake McCalmon(Republican)Yea
Larry Miller(Democratic)Yea
Bo Mitchell(Democratic)Yea
Jerome Moon(Republican)Yea
Jason Powell(Democratic)Yea
Dennis Powers(Republican)Yea
Tim Rudd(Republican)Yea
Gabby Salinas(Democratic)Yea
Todd Warner(Republican)Yea
Dave Wright(Republican)Yea