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HB0279 • 2026

Sunset Laws

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 8, relative to the Tennessee Technological University, board of trustees.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Lafferty, Jackson
Last action
2025-04-29
Official status
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 242
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify which sections of the state's laws are being amended beyond Titles 4 and 49. The exact nature of the removed section is also unspecified.

Sunset Laws for Tennessee Technological University Board

This bill changes when certain laws about the board of trustees at Tennessee Technological University end.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes a part of an existing law that talks about when some boards end their work.
  • Adds a new rule to say that the Tennessee Technological University's board of trustees will continue until June 30, 2030.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Tennessee Technological University
  • The board of trustees at Tennessee Technological University

Terms To Know

Sunset Laws
Laws that say when certain rules or boards will end.
Board of Trustees
A group of people who make decisions for a university.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not explain what happens after June 30, 2030.
  • It is unclear if there are other parts of the law that will be affected by this change.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-29 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 242

  2. 2025-04-29 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 04/24/2025

  3. 2025-04-29 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 242

  4. 2025-04-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2025-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2025-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2025-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2025-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  10. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 1

  11. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  12. 2025-04-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/14/2025

  13. 2025-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025

  14. 2025-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  15. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/24/2025

  16. 2025-03-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  17. 2025-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  18. 2025-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0

  19. 2025-03-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/10/2025

  20. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  21. 2025-02-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/5/2025

  22. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee

  23. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  24. 2025-01-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  25. 2025-01-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  26. 2025-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  27. 2025-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee

  28. 2025-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  29. 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 101
By Roberts

HOUSE BILL 279
By Lafferty

HB0279
000360
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4,
Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 8, relative to the
Tennessee Technological University, board of
trustees.

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 (56).
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-29-251(a), is amended by inserting
the following as a new subdivision:
( ) Tennessee Technological University, board of trustees, created by §§ 49-8-
101 and 49-8-201;
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.