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SB1518 • 2026

Sunset Laws

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 4, Chapter 3 and Title 50, relative to the department of labor and workforce development.

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Sponsor
Jackson, Lafferty
Last action
2026-03-16
Official status
Effective date(s) 03/06/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide specific details on how the changes might affect people using services from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

Sunset Laws for Labor Department

This bill changes when certain laws about the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development will expire.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes a specific part from an existing law in Title 4, Chapter 29 of the Tennessee Code Annotated.
  • Adds a new section to another part of the same chapter to include the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development

Terms To Know

Sunset Laws
Laws that have a set date when they will no longer be in effect.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the exact parts of the department's work affected by these changes.
  • It is unclear how this change might affect people who use services from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 03/06/2026

  2. 2026-03-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 560

  3. 2026-03-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 560

  4. 2026-03-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2026-02-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2026-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2026-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0

  10. 2026-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  11. 2026-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  12. 2026-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  13. 2026-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/19/2026

  14. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/12/2026

  15. 2026-02-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  16. 2026-02-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  17. 2026-02-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  18. 2026-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  19. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  20. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 2/9/2026

  21. 2026-01-28 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  22. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  23. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee

  24. 2026-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  25. 2026-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee

  26. 2026-01-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  27. 2026-01-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  28. 2026-01-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 1576
By Lafferty

SENATE BILL 1518
By Jackson
SB1518
010075
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4,
Chapter 29; Title 4, Chapter 3 and Title 50, relative
to the department of labor and workforce
development.

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 (23).
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-29-251(a), is amended by inserting
the following as a new subdivision:
( ) Department of labor and workforce development, created by §§ 4-3-101 and
4-3-1403;
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.