---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the trial court vacancy commission to June 30, 2024, and revises the attendance requirements for members of the commission. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 17, Chapter 4, Part 3."
description: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the trial court vacancy commission to June 30, 2024, and revises the attendance requirements for members of the commission. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 17, Chapter 4, Part 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 447"
citation: "Tennessee HB 447 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sunset Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel", "Roberts"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 32
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-01-25"
last_action: "2019-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a8a6afe2-7d0b-4c9f-bdbf-1387b274acc6"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0447&GA=111"
source_hash: "eefdd8630d93cdd6a6d42f616992169cd8c4cfe859d46831af436a09d5b162fd"
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 HB 447 (111) — Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the trial court vacancy commission to June 30, 2024, and revises the attendance requirements for members of the commission. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 17, Chapter 4, Part 3.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment SA0134** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0134.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB0447.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/18/2019 Passed (2) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 4/4/2019 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar 3/15/2019 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee 3/11/2019 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/25/2019 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/20/2019 Passed (2) — **6–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Daniel — primary (person)
- Roberts — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-25** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-28** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
- **2019-02-01** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-04** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-06** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/11/2019
- **2019-03-06** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/13/2019
- **2019-03-11** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-13** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/14/2019
- **2019-03-13** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/20/2019
- **2019-03-13** Action deferred in Senate Government Operations Committee to 3/20/2019
- **2019-03-14** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/18/19
- **2019-03-18** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 5 `passage`
- **2019-03-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-03-20** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-03-21** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-03-22** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/25/2019
- **2019-03-25** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-25** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0134)
- **2019-03-25** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-03-25** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-04-01** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/4/19
- **2019-04-04** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-04-04** H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 94, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB0447
- **2019-04-08** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-09** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-18** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-24** Pub. Ch. 166
- **2019-04-24** Effective date(s) 04/18/2019
- **2019-04-24** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 166

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a8a6afe2-7d0b-4c9f-bdbf-1387b274acc6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).