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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, terminates the Tennessee health information committee. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Section 56-2-125."
+description: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, terminates the Tennessee health information committee. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Section 56-2-125."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "110"
+identifier: "HB 259"
+citation: "Tennessee HB 259 (110)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Sunset Laws"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Faison"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 36
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2017-01-12"
+last_action: "2018-05-18"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f28e0f8d-2701-443f-b473-ab63fa516830"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0259&GA=110"
+source_hash: "e30c498bc8d912ab76a491f071a01c9ec5751f7efb5b17de6133c70040196ec5"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee HB 259 (110) — Sunset Laws - As enacted, terminates the Tennessee health information committee. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Section 56-2-125.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB0259.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2018 4/17/2018 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/16/2018 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bell — primary (person)
+- Faison — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-01-12** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2017-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2017-01-31** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2017-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
+- **2017-02-01** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/8/2017
+- **2017-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
+- **2017-02-02** P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-02-08** Reset on Final calendar of Senate Government Operations Committee
+- **2017-04-05** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 4/12/2017
+- **2017-04-12** Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-11** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 1/17/2018
+- **2018-01-17** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 1/24/2018
+- **2018-01-24** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
+- **2018-01-30** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 2/1/2018
+- **2018-02-01** Senate Reset on calendar for 2/15/2018
+- **2018-02-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 2/15/2018
+- **2018-02-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
+- **2018-02-15** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2018-02-15** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0557)
+- **2018-02-22** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
+- **2018-04-11** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/16/2018
+- **2018-04-16** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-04-17** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2018
+- **2018-04-17** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2018
+- **2018-04-19** Comp. SB subst.
+- **2018-04-19** Passed H., Ayes 86, Nays 1, PNV 0 `passage`
+- **2018-04-19** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1226) `amendment-withdrawal`
+- **2018-04-19** Subst. for comp. HB.
+- **2018-04-23** Signed by Senate Speaker
+- **2018-04-23** Enrolled and ready for signatures
+- **2018-04-24** Signed by H. Speaker
+- **2018-05-07** Transmitted to Governor for action.
+- **2018-05-16** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2018-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 968
+- **2018-05-18** Pub. Ch. 968
+- **2018-05-18** Effective date(s) 05/16/2018
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f28e0f8d-2701-443f-b473-ab63fa516830`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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