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SB0071 • 2026

Sunset Laws

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 14 and Title 4, Chapter 29, relative to the industrial development division, building finance committee.

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Sponsor
Jackson, Lafferty
Last action
2025-03-21
Official status
Effective date(s) 03/10/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Sunset Laws Extension

This bill extends the existence of certain committees related to industrial development and building finance in Tennessee until June 30, 2031.

What This Bill Does

  • Extends the life of the Industrial Development Division and Building Finance Committee until June 30, 2031.
  • Removes a specific subdivision from Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-29-246(a).
  • Adds a new subdivision to Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-29-252(a), mentioning the Industrial Development Division and Building Finance Committee.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The committees related to industrial development and building finance in Tennessee.
  • State agencies involved with these committees.

Terms To Know

Sunset Laws
Laws that set a specific date for the end of certain government programs or committees unless they are renewed.
Industrial Development Division
A part of Tennessee's state government that works on economic development projects.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens after June 30, 2031.
  • It is unclear if there are any other changes to these committees beyond the extensions mentioned in this act.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 03/10/2025

  2. 2025-03-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 9

  3. 2025-03-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 9

  4. 2025-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2025-02-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2025-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2025-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2025-02-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2025-02-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 1

  10. 2025-02-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  11. 2025-02-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  12. 2025-02-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  13. 2025-02-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  14. 2025-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/20/2025

  15. 2025-02-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/20/2025

  16. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  17. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/13/2025

  18. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  19. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/12/2025

  20. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 2/10/2025

  21. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  22. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee

  23. 2025-01-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  24. 2025-01-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  25. 2025-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  26. 2025-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee

  27. 2025-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  28. 2025-01-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

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Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 249
By Lafferty

SENATE BILL 71
By Jackson

SB0071
000329
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4,
Chapter 14 and Title 4, Chapter 29, relative to the
industrial development division, building finance
committee.

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 (24).
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-29-252(a), is amended by inserting
the following as a new subdivision:
( ) Industrial development division, building finance committee, created by § 4-
14-108;
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.