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HB1582 • 2026
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 37, Chapter 4, Part 1, relative to the Interstate Compact for Juveniles.
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Abstract summarizes the bill.
Effective date(s) 04/16/2026
Pub. Ch. 745
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 745
Signed by Governor.
Transmitted to Governor for his action.
Signed by Senate Speaker
Signed by H. Speaker
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Companion House Bill substituted
Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/30/2026
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/25/2026
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/19/2026
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/12/2026
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 2/2/2026
P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee
Intro., P1C.
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
Filed for introduction
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Filed for introduction
Abstract summarizes the bill.
SENATE BILL 1524 By Jackson HOUSE BILL 1582 By Lafferty HB1582 010082 - 1 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 37, Chapter 4, Part 1, relative to the Interstate Compact for Juveniles. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-29-247(a), is amended by deleting subdivision (30). SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2, is amended by adding the following as a new section: 4-29-255. (a) The following governmental entities terminate on June 30, 2034: ( ) Interstate Compact for Juveniles, created by § 37-4-101; (b) Each department, commission, board, agency, or council of state government created during calendar year 2032 terminates on June 30, 2034. (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.