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Tennessee House · Apr 17, 2026

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

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 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.

Totals

YeaNay
Democratic40
Republican220
Total260

Party rows count only voters matched to a legislator.

All voters

LegislatorPosition
Charlie Baum(Republican)Yea
Clark Boyd(Republican)Yea
Karen Camper(Democratic)Yea
Kip Capley(Republican)Yea
Jesse Chism(Democratic)Yea
Mark Cochran(Republican)Yea
John Crawford(Republican)Yea
Ron Gant(Republican)Yea
Johnny Garrett(Republican)Yea
John Gillespie(Republican)Yea
Rusty Grills(Republican)Yea
Michael Hale(Republican)Yea
David Hawk(Republican)Yea
Gary Hicks(Republican)Yea
Tim Hicks(Republican)Yea
Bud Hulsey(Republican)Yea
William Lamberth(Republican)Yea
Debra Moody(Republican)Yea
Antonio Parkinson(Democratic)Yea
Lee Reeves(Republican)Yea
Cameron Sexton(Republican)Yea
Johnny Shaw(Democratic)Yea
Mike Sparks(Republican)Yea
Kevin Vaughan(Republican)Yea
Ryan Williams(Republican)Yea
Jason Zachary(Republican)Yea