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HB0264 • 2026

Sunset Laws

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 17, Chapter 5, relative to the Tennessee board of judicial conduct.

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Sponsor
Lafferty, Jackson
Last action
2025-04-04
Official status
Effective date(s) 04/03/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not mention adding a new section to include the board in certain laws, only removing part (40) and extending its existence until June 30, 2031.

Sunset Laws for Judicial Conduct Board

This bill extends the existence of the Tennessee board of judicial conduct until June 30, 2031.

What This Bill Does

  • Extends the time when the Tennessee board of judicial conduct will end from its current date to June 30, 2031.
  • Removes a specific part (40) from an existing law about the board's operations.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Tennessee board of judicial conduct
  • People involved with or affected by the board's decisions

Terms To Know

Sunset Laws
Laws that set a specific date when certain rules or organizations will no longer be in effect.
Tennessee Board of Judicial Conduct
A group responsible for making sure judges follow the law and act ethically in Tennessee.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what will happen to the board after June 30, 2031.
  • It is unclear if there are any other changes planned beyond this extension.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 04/03/2025

  2. 2025-04-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 137

  3. 2025-04-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 137

  4. 2025-04-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2025-03-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  6. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  7. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  8. 2025-03-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  9. 2025-03-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0

  10. 2025-03-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  11. 2025-03-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0

  12. 2025-03-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Companion House Bill substituted

  13. 2025-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/20/2025

  14. 2025-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  15. 2025-02-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  16. 2025-02-20 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  17. 2025-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  18. 2025-02-13 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  19. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  20. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/19/2025

  21. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  22. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  23. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee

  24. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  25. 2025-01-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  26. 2025-01-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  27. 2025-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  28. 2025-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee

  29. 2025-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  30. 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 86
By Roberts

HOUSE BILL 264
By Lafferty

HB0264
000345
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4,
Chapter 29 and Title 17, Chapter 5, relative to the
Tennessee board of judicial conduct.

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 (40).
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-29-252(a), is amended by inserting
the following as a new subdivision:
( ) Tennessee board of judicial conduct, created by § 17-5-201;
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.