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SB0085 • 2026

Sunset Laws

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 20, Chapter 9, relative to the Tennessee board of court reporting.

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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 source does not provide details on other changes to the board's operations besides extending its existence.

Sunset Laws for Board of Court Reporting

This bill extends the existence of the Tennessee board of court reporting until June 30, 2027.

What This Bill Does

  • Extends the life of the Tennessee board of court reporting to June 30, 2027.
  • Removes a specific subdivision from Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-29-246(a).
  • Adds a new subdivision mentioning the board of court reporting to Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-29-248(a)

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Tennessee board of court reporting.
  • State agencies and courts that work with the board of court reporting.

Terms To Know

Sunset Laws
Laws that set a specific date after which an agency or program will no longer exist unless renewed by the legislature.
Tennessee Code Annotated
The official collection of Tennessee state laws organized into titles, chapters, and sections.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens after June 30, 2027.
  • It is unclear if there are any other changes to the board's operations besides extending its existence.

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 263
By Lafferty

SENATE BILL 85
By Jackson

SB0085
000344
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4,
Chapter 29 and Title 20, Chapter 9, relative to the
Tennessee board of court reporting.

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 (39).
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-29-248(a), is amended by inserting
the following as a new subdivision:
( ) Tennessee board of court reporting, created by § 20-9-604;
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.