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HB0263 • 2026

Sunset Laws

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 20, Chapter 9, relative to the Tennessee board of court reporting.

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Sponsor
Lafferty, Jackson
Last action
2025-02-03
Official status
P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details about what happens after June 30, 2027 or the exact nature of the removed or added subdivisions.

Sunset Laws for Court Reporting Board

This bill extends the existence of the Tennessee board of court reporting until June 30, 2027.

What This Bill Does

  • Extends the life of the Tennessee board of court reporting to June 30, 2027.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Tennessee board of court reporting

Terms To Know

Sunset Laws
Laws that set a specific date for the end of an agency or program's existence.
Tennessee Code Annotated
The official collection of Tennessee state laws organized by subject.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what happens after June 30, 2027.
  • Official source does not provide details on the removed or added subdivisions in the Tennessee Code Annotated.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee

  2. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  3. 2025-01-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  4. 2025-01-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  5. 2025-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  6. 2025-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee

  7. 2025-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  8. 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 85
By Roberts

HOUSE BILL 263
By Lafferty

HB0263
000344
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4,
Chapter 29 and Title 20, Chapter 9, relative to the
Tennessee board of court reporting.

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 (39).
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-29-248(a), is amended by inserting
the following as a new subdivision:
( ) Tennessee board of court reporting, created by § 20-9-604;
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.