---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the employee suggestion award board to June 30, 2023. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 27 and Title 4, Chapter 29."
description: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the employee suggestion award board to June 30, 2023. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 27 and Title 4, Chapter 29."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 97"
citation: "Tennessee SB 97 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sunset Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel", "Roberts"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 27
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2019-01-25"
last_action: "2019-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb263b9e-fb49-45c2-bedc-d84e4037a6c7"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0097&GA=111"
source_hash: "2b475e06ff6ba35cad30ada85ace7a33210f0ef3f7a09f02944a12c660fe0692"
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 (111) — Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the employee suggestion award board to June 30, 2023. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 27 and Title 4, Chapter 29.

## 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/111/Bill/SB0097.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/8/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee 2/20/2019 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2019 Passed (2) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/25/2019 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2019 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/22/2019 4/17/2019 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2019 Passed — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2019 Passed — **92–0** (pass) · lower

## 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`
- **2019-02-13** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/20/2019
- **2019-02-20** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2019-02-21** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 2/25/2019
- **2019-02-25** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-02-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-02-28** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2019-04-03** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/8/2019
- **2019-04-08** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-16** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2019
- **2019-04-17** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/22/2019
- **2019-04-22** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2019-04-22** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-04-22** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-04-24** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-04-25** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-29** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-30** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-05-08** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-13** Pub. Ch. 285
- **2019-05-13** Effective date(s) 05/08/2019
- **2019-05-13** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 285

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eb263b9e-fb49-45c2-bedc-d84e4037a6c7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).