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HB0253 • 2026

Sunset Laws

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 58, Chapter 2, relative to the Interstate Earthquake Compact of 1988.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Lafferty, Jackson
Last action
2025-03-21
Official status
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 12
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details about the creation of new governmental entities after the specified date.

Sunset Laws for Earthquake Compact

This bill extends the Interstate Earthquake Compact of 1988 until June 30, 2033.

What This Bill Does

  • Extends the Interstate Earthquake Compact of 1988 to June 30, 2033.
  • Removes a specific subdivision from Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-29-246(a).
  • Adds new sections to Tennessee Code Annotated that set termination dates for certain governmental entities.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The state of Tennessee and its government agencies.
  • Entities involved in the Interstate Earthquake Compact of 1988.

Terms To Know

Interstate Earthquake Compact
An agreement between states to work together on earthquake preparedness and response.
Sunset Laws
Laws that set a specific date for the end of certain government programs or agreements.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens after June 30, 2033.
  • It is unclear if any new governmental entities will be created to replace those that terminate on June 30, 2033.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 12

  2. 2025-03-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 03/10/2025

  3. 2025-03-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 12

  4. 2025-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2025-02-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2025-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2025-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2025-02-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  9. 2025-02-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  10. 2025-02-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 1

  11. 2025-02-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  12. 2025-02-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  13. 2025-02-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  14. 2025-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/20/2025

  15. 2025-02-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/20/2025

  16. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/13/2025

  17. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  18. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  19. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 2/10/2025

  20. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/12/2025

  21. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee

  22. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  23. 2025-01-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  24. 2025-01-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  25. 2025-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  26. 2025-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee

  27. 2025-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  28. 2025-01-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 75
By Roberts

HOUSE BILL 253
By Lafferty

HB0253
000333
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4,
Chapter 29 and Title 58, Chapter 2, relative to the
Interstate Earthquake Compact of 1988.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-29-246(a), is amended by deleting
subdivision (28).
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
4-29-254.
(a) The following governmental entities terminate on June 30, 2033:
( ) Interstate Earthquake Compact of 1988, created by § 58-2-701;
(b) Each department, commission, board, agency, or council of state
government created during calendar year 2031 terminates on June 30, 2033.
(c) Any governmental entity that has been terminated under this section may be
continued, reestablished, or restructured in accordance with this chapter.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.