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SB0070 • 2026

Sunset Laws

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 21 and Title 4, Chapter 29, relative to the human rights commission.

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Sponsor
Jackson, Lafferty
Last action
2025-02-03
Official status
Sponsor(s) Added.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide details on removing or adding sections, only extending the life of the Human Rights Commission until June 30, 2029.

Sunset Laws for Tennessee Human Rights Commission

This bill extends the existence of the human rights commission in Tennessee until June 30, 2029.

What This Bill Does

  • Extends the life of the human rights commission to June 30, 2029.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Tennessee Human Rights Commission

Terms To Know

Sunset Laws
Laws that set a specific date when an agency or program will end unless it is renewed.
Human Rights Commission
An organization in Tennessee that works to protect people from discrimination and unfair treatment.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens after June 30, 2029.
  • It is unclear if there will be further extensions beyond this date.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  2. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee

  3. 2025-01-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  4. 2025-01-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  5. 2025-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  6. 2025-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee

  7. 2025-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  8. 2025-01-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 248
By Lafferty

SENATE BILL 70
By Jackson

SB0070
000328
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4,
Chapter 21 and Title 4, Chapter 29, relative to the
human rights commission.

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 (23).
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-29-250(a), is amended by inserting
the following as a new subdivision:
( ) Human rights commission, created by § 4-21-201;
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.