---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee bureau of investigation to June 30, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 38, Chapter 6."
description: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee bureau of investigation to June 30, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 38, Chapter 6."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 303"
citation: "Tennessee HB 303 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sunset Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ragan", "Roberts"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 30
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-01-08"
last_action: "2021-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/189a0468-acdd-49b1-a7ce-2595f8b48851"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0303&GA=112"
source_hash: "9b9d4a4cf9a55610cf9ba32bc977cb9def1c916d12bb712feebe647b0b5b55e7"
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 303 (112) — Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee bureau of investigation to June 30, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 38, Chapter 6.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0303.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/24/2021 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/1/2021 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar 3/11/2021 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/15/2021 Passed (2) — **88–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/8/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/15/2021 Passed (1) — **88–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ragan — primary (person)
- Roberts — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-12** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-01-13** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-01-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
- **2021-01-20** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/17/2021
- **2021-02-17** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/24/2021
- **2021-02-24** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-02-25** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/1/2021
- **2021-03-01** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-03-01** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-03** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/8/2021
- **2021-03-04** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-03-08** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/11/2021
- **2021-03-11** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-11** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/15/2021
- **2021-03-15** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-03-15** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2021-03-15** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-03-17** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-03-17** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-03-18** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-03-18** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-03-29** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-06** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 44
- **2021-04-06** Effective date(s) 03/29/2021
- **2021-04-06** Pub. Ch. 44

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/189a0468-acdd-49b1-a7ce-2595f8b48851`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).