---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the board for licensing healthcare facilities one year to June 30, 2020. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2."
description: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the board for licensing healthcare facilities one year to June 30, 2020. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 679"
citation: "Tennessee HB 679 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sunset Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Faison"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-31"
last_action: "2017-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/32ae909b-1248-4e93-8c41-d6b6f024cfa1"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0679&GA=110"
source_hash: "af91fb618b93d785aaf7c44f6191eeb529b7a399a11ed8a644a46679d32e39e2"
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 679 (110) — Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the board for licensing healthcare facilities one year to June 30, 2020. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2.

## 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/HB0679.pdf)

## Votes

- GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/12/2017 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/1/2017 4/27/2017 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)
- Faison — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
- **2017-02-08** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-13** P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/22/2017
- **2017-02-22** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/1/2017
- **2017-02-22** Action deferred in Senate Government Operations Committee to 3/1/2017
- **2017-03-01** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-03-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/6/2017
- **2017-03-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-03-06** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-06** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-06** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0051)
- **2017-03-09** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-04-05** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/12/2017
- **2017-04-12** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/27/2017
- **2017-04-27** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/1/2017
- **2017-05-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-01** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-05-01** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-01** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0390) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-05-01** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-05-02** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-05-02** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-05-03** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-05-03** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-05-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-19** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 327
- **2017-05-19** Pub. Ch. 327
- **2017-05-19** Effective date(s) 05/09/2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/32ae909b-1248-4e93-8c41-d6b6f024cfa1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).