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SB1538 • 2026

Sunset Laws

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 7, relative to the sex offender treatment board.

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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 bill summary does not provide details on what happens after June 30, 2034 for these entities.

Sunset Laws for Sex Offender Treatment Board

This bill extends the sex offender treatment board until June 30, 2034.

What This Bill Does

  • Extends the sex offender treatment board to June 30, 2034.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The sex offender treatment board

Terms To Know

Sunset Laws
Laws that set a date when certain government programs or agencies end their work.
Sex Offender Treatment Board
A group created by the state to deal with issues related to sex offenders.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what will happen after June 30, 2034 for these groups.
  • It is unclear if other government entities besides those mentioned in the bill are affected.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 03/06/2026

  2. 2026-03-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 567

  3. 2026-03-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 567

  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

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  12. 2026-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0

  13. 2026-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  14. 2026-02-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/19/2026

  15. 2026-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  16. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  17. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  18. 2026-02-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  19. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/11/2026

  20. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  21. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Taken off notice for cal. in Government Operations Committee

  22. 2026-01-28 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  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. 2026-01-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 1595
By Lafferty

SENATE BILL 1538
By Jackson
SB1538
010096
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4,
Chapter 29 and Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 7,
relative to the sex offender treatment 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 (44).
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
4-29-255.
(a) The following governmental entities terminate on June 30, 2034:
( ) Sex offender treatment board, created by § 39-13-704;
(b) Each department, commission, board, agency, or council of state
government created during calendar year 2032 terminates on June 30, 2034.
(c) Any governmental entity that has been terminated under this section may be
continued, reestablished, or restructured in accordance with this chapter.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.