---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the dyslexia advisory council for two years to June 30, 2020. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 2."
description: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the dyslexia advisory council for two years to June 30, 2020. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 1537"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1537 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sunset Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Faison"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-10"
last_action: "2018-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e09f2d5c-735d-4ea8-8a4e-b822771cb882"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1537&GA=110"
source_hash: "aeff1501f847c7dc024d04558ddf4f73c9ecffcbecff7fa48861e7029d3128fb"
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 SB 1537 (110) — Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the dyslexia advisory council for two years to June 30, 2020. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 49, Chapter 1, 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/SB1537.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 1/31/2018 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/7/2018 — **31–0** (fail) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/8/2018 PASSED (1) — **93–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-01-17** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
- **2018-01-18** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-22** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-01-24** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 1/31/2018
- **2018-01-24** P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-31** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-01-31** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 2/7/2018
- **2018-02-05** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 2/7/2018
- **2018-02-07** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-02-07** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-02-07** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0560)
- **2018-02-07** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-08** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2018-02-28** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/1/2018
- **2018-03-01** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/8/2018
- **2018-03-08** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-03-08** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0673) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2018-03-08** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-03-08** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-03-12** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-03-12** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-03-13** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-03-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-04** Pub. Ch. 594
- **2018-04-04** Effective date(s) 03/22/2018
- **2018-04-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 594

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e09f2d5c-735d-4ea8-8a4e-b822771cb882`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).