---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the human rights commission to June 30, 2021; requires the division of state audit to perform a limited question and answer review to address findings in the commission's 2016 performance audit report. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 21 and Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2."
description: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the human rights commission to June 30, 2021; requires the division of state audit to perform a limited question and answer review to address findings in the commission's 2016 performance audit report. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 21 and Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 77"
citation: "Tennessee SB 77 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sunset Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Faison"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-12"
last_action: "2017-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d096564-9681-4e18-b9ba-8c35c9befaa7"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0077&GA=110"
source_hash: "632ed99ae6fbd6858cad9aa21626eb001c8f303d6f39a01b820642e478ca9d56"
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 77 (110) — Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the human rights commission to June 30, 2021; requires the division of state audit to perform a limited question and answer review to address findings in the commission's 2016 performance audit report. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 21 and Title 4, Chapter 29, 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/SB0077.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/15/2017 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT 3/20/2017 Passed — **32–0** (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 Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/15/2017
- **2017-03-15** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-03-17** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 3/20/2017
- **2017-03-20** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-03-22** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-23** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-03-23** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-29** 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** H. Placed on Consent Calendar
- **2017-05-01** Passed H., Ayes 73, Nays 0, PNV 5 `passage`
- **2017-05-01** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-05-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-01** Comp. SB subst.
- **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** Pub. Ch. 319
- **2017-05-19** Effective date(s) 05/09/2017
- **2017-05-19** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 319

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4d096564-9681-4e18-b9ba-8c35c9befaa7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).