---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the University of Tennessee, board of trustees for two years to June 30, 2020. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 49, Chapter 9."
description: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the University of Tennessee, board of trustees for two years to June 30, 2020. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 49, Chapter 9."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 2149"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2149 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sunset Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Faison"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 42
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-01-29"
last_action: "2018-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/02560fe6-203f-4b29-a63f-04609971f85a"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2149&GA=110"
source_hash: "53b2acd7bf6b4c61f0e6554f5ab311e921abb512a8819628ae3ea5b6ad11cd42"
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 2149 (110) — Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the University of Tennessee, board of trustees for two years to June 30, 2020. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 49, Chapter 9.

## 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/SB2149.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/28/2018 Passed — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-29** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-31** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
- **2018-03-21** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/28/2018
- **2018-03-28** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-04-04** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/10/2018
- **2018-04-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/12/2018
- **2018-04-10** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-11** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/12/2018
- **2018-04-12** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/16/2018
- **2018-04-12** Senate Reset on calendar 4/16/18
- **2018-04-12** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/17/2018
- **2018-04-16** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/17/2018
- **2018-04-16** Senate Reset on calendar 4/17/18
- **2018-04-17** Senate Reset on last calendar of 2018
- **2018-04-17** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/19/2018
- **2018-04-17** Reset on cal. for 4/19/2018
- **2018-04-23** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/24/2018
- **2018-04-23** Reset on cal. for 4/24/2018
- **2018-04-24** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/25/2018
- **2018-04-24** Senate Reset on heel of Regular Calendar 2 4/24/18
- **2018-04-24** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/25/2018
- **2018-04-25** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-04-25** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-25** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0945)
- **2018-04-25** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2018-04-25** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-04-25** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-04-25** Passed H., as am., Ayes 82, Nays 2, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2018-04-25** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA1228) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2018-04-25** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1196) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-05-01** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-05-02** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-05-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1043
- **2018-05-23** Pub. Ch. 1043
- **2018-05-23** Effective date(s) 05/21/2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/02560fe6-203f-4b29-a63f-04609971f85a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).