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HB1608 • 2026

Sunset Laws

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 11, Part 2, relative to the Tennessee council for career and technical education.

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Sponsor
Lafferty, Jackson
Last action
2026-04-13
Official status
Comp. SB subst.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on extending the existence of the council or adding a new section in Title 4, Chapter 29.

Sunset Laws for Career and Technical Education Council

This bill changes the review period from four years to one year for the Tennessee council for career and technical education.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the review period from four years to one year for the Tennessee council for career and technical education.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Tennessee General Assembly
  • The Tennessee council for career and technical education

Terms To Know

Sunset Laws
Laws that set a specific date when certain programs or agencies must be reviewed to decide if they should continue.
Tennessee council for career and technical education
A group in Tennessee that works on career and technical education programs.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens after June 30, 2030.
  • It is unclear how the shortened review period will affect the council's operations.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Amendment 1-0 to HB1608

Plain English: The amendment changes the list of entities that are part of the Tennessee Council for Career and Technical Education.

  • Adds a new subdivision to Section 4-29-248(a) in the Tennessee Code Annotated, including the Tennessee council for career and technical education.
  • The amendment text does not provide details about what specific changes this addition will cause or how it affects existing operations of the entities mentioned.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA1044)

  2. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/16/2026

  3. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/16/2026

  4. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  5. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0

  6. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1044)

  7. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  8. 2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026

  9. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026

  10. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  11. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/6/2026

  12. 2026-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  13. 2026-02-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  14. 2026-02-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  15. 2026-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/9/2026

  16. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  17. 2026-01-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/4/2026

  18. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee

  19. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 1/28/2026

  20. 2026-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  21. 2026-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee

  22. 2026-01-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  23. 2026-01-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  24. 2026-01-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON APRIL 13, 2026, THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTED SENATE BILL 1551 FOR HOUSE BILL 1608, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1, AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1551, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 reduces the sunset review period from four years to one year for the Tennessee council for career and technical education.

ON APRIL 16, 2026, THE SENATE CONCURRED IN HOUSE AMENDMENT #1.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 1551
By Jackson

HOUSE BILL 1608
By Lafferty
HB1608
010109
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4,
Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 11, Part 2,
relative to the Tennessee council for career and
technical education.

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 (57).
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-29-251(a), is amended by inserting
the following as a new subdivision:
( ) Tennessee council for career and technical education, created by § 49-11-
201;
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.