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HB1619 • 2026

Sunset Laws

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 58, Chapter 7, relative to the Tennessee state veterans' homes board.

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Sponsor
Lafferty, Jackson
Last action
2026-04-08
Official status
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/14/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details about specific consequences for failing to meet reporting requirements or what happens after the two-year period ends.

Sunset Laws for Tennessee State Veterans' Homes Board

This bill changes the time limit for the Tennessee State Veterans' Homes Board from three years to two years before needing review.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the sunset extension period for the Tennessee State Veterans' Homes Board from three years to two years.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Tennessee State Veterans' Homes Board

Terms To Know

Sunset Laws
Laws that set a time limit for when certain government boards or programs must be reviewed and possibly renewed.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what will happen after the two-year extension period ends.
  • It's unclear if there are any specific consequences for failing to meet the reporting requirements by December 31, 2026.

Amendments

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

Amendment 1-0 to SB1562

Plain English: The amendment changes the list of entities that are subject to certain provisions in Tennessee law by adding the Tennessee State Veterans' Homes Board.

  • Adds the Tennessee State Veterans' Homes Board to a section of Tennessee Code Annotated.
  • The exact nature and impact of this change on the operations or responsibilities of the Tennessee State Veterans' Homes Board is not specified in the provided amendment text.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/14/2026

  2. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Government Operations Committee to 4/13/2026

  3. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  4. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  5. 2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  6. 2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  7. 2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  8. 2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0751)

  9. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/26/2026

  10. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  11. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/18/2026

  12. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee

  13. 2026-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  14. 2026-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee

  15. 2026-01-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  16. 2026-01-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  17. 2026-01-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON MARCH 26, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1562, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1
reduces
the
sunset extension
for the
Tennessee state veterans' homes board from
a
three
-year extension
to
a
two
-
year
extension.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
SENATE BILL 1562
By Jackson

HOUSE BILL 1619
By Lafferty
HB1619
010120
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4,
Chapter 29 and Title 58, Chapter 7, relative to the
Tennessee state veterans' homes board.

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 (68).
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-29-250(a), is amended by inserting
the following as a new subdivision:
( ) Tennessee state veterans' homes board, created by § 58-7-102;
SECTION 3. The Tennessee state veterans' homes board shall report back to the
education, health, and general welfare joint evaluation committee by December 31, 2026, to
update the committee on its progress in addressing the findings and observations set forth in
the December 2025 performance audit report issued by the division of state audit.
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.