---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations four years to June 30, 2021; adds an attendance requirement for appointed members. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 10 and Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2."
description: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations four years to June 30, 2021; adds an attendance requirement for appointed members. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 10 and Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 97"
citation: "Tennessee SB 97 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sunset Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Faison"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-12"
last_action: "2017-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4cd509ab-9fdc-449a-a255-7a37300e0aba"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0097&GA=110"
source_hash: "c77a5a3a73824965b409182b928a8d2683769ce5af9723ffc689fc73866e853d"
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 97 (110) — Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations four years to June 30, 2021; adds an attendance requirement for appointed members. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 10 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/SB0097.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2017 Passed (1) — **93–1** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED 2/15/2017 Passed — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/8/2017 Passed (1) — **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** 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
- **2017-02-10** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 2/13/2017
- **2017-02-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 2/15/2017
- **2017-02-13** Senate Reset on calendar for 2/15/17
- **2017-02-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-02-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-02-15** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-02-15** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0014)
- **2017-02-15** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 2/22/2017
- **2017-02-16** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-02-22** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-22** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/23/2017
- **2017-03-23** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2017
- **2017-03-30** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 1, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-30** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0011) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-03-30** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-03-30** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-03-31** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-04-03** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-04-03** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-04-03** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-04-12** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-19** Pub. Ch. 116
- **2017-04-19** Effective date(s) 04/12/2017
- **2017-04-19** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 116

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4cd509ab-9fdc-449a-a255-7a37300e0aba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).