---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of children's services to June 30, 2021; requires the department to report back to the government operations committee on the department's response to the findings in the performance audit report by December 31, 2017. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 1 and Title 37, Chapter 5."
description: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of children's services to June 30, 2021; requires the department to report back to the government operations committee on the department's response to the findings in the performance audit report by December 31, 2017. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 1 and Title 37, Chapter 5."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 68"
citation: "Tennessee SB 68 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sunset Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Faison"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 36
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-12"
last_action: "2017-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2377b615-8a33-4221-9c00-c2eef5ade66f"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0068&GA=110"
source_hash: "bef16a59cf829e689fc9abaf0f159e68927d2d322b49e8256ccf0a62e3e7ef69"
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 68 (110) — Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of children's services to June 30, 2021; requires the department to report back to the government operations committee on the department's response to the findings in the performance audit report by December 31, 2017. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 1 and Title 37, Chapter 5.

## 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/SB0068.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/29/2017 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## 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** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
- **2017-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-02** P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/15/2017
- **2017-03-15** Taken off notice for cal. in Government Operations Committee
- **2017-03-22** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-29** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-04-05** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/12/2017
- **2017-04-12** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/27/2017
- **2017-04-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-27** H. Placed on Consent Calendar
- **2017-05-01** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/3/2017
- **2017-05-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-01** Objected to on Consent Calendar.
- **2017-05-03** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-05-03** Passed H., Ayes 71, Nays 13, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-03** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - HA0576) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-05-03** Am. tabled. (Amendment 2 - HA0574) `amendment-deferral`
- **2017-05-03** Am. tabled. (Amendment 1 - HA0573) `amendment-deferral`
- **2017-05-04** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 calendar for 5/8/2017
- **2017-05-04** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-05-08** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2017-05-08** Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-08** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2017-05-09** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-05-09** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2017-05-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-10** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-05-17** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 435
- **2017-05-23** Pub. Ch. 435
- **2017-05-23** Effective date(s) 05/17/2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2377b615-8a33-4221-9c00-c2eef5ade66f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).