---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of mental health and substance abuse services four years to June 30, 2021. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 4, Chapter 3."
description: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of mental health and substance abuse services four years to June 30, 2021. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 4, Chapter 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 72"
citation: "Tennessee SB 72 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sunset Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Faison"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-12"
last_action: "2017-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/16d09fef-c33d-4641-86eb-bb7bbc36bde2"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0072&GA=110"
source_hash: "04854d5804db1c5388b86cad66218644dbd7b67b3c6b89af9732a833761587a6"
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 72 (110) — Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of mental health and substance abuse services four years to June 30, 2021. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 4, Chapter 3.

## 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/SB0072.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/8/2017 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT 2/13/2017 Passed (1) — **33–0** (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** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/8/2017
- **2017-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
- **2017-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-02** P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-02-08** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 2/15/2017
- **2017-02-09** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 2/15/2017
- **2017-02-10** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 2/13/2017
- **2017-02-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-02-13** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-02-15** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-02-15** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-15** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/16/2017
- **2017-03-16** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/20/2017
- **2017-03-20** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-20** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-03-20** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-03-21** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-03-22** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-03-22** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-03-23** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-03-31** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-11** Pub. Ch. 51
- **2017-04-11** Effective date(s) 03/31/2017
- **2017-04-11** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 51

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/16d09fef-c33d-4641-86eb-bb7bbc36bde2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).