---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of revenue to June 30, 2027. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3 and Title 4, Chapter 29."
description: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of revenue to June 30, 2027. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3 and Title 4, Chapter 29."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 1708"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1708 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sunset Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ragan", "Roberts"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 27
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2022-01-11"
last_action: "2022-03-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a6dfa596-7d60-4f1f-ad1b-179bd26ca72b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1708&GA=112"
source_hash: "2d1a15f4707e38397a1113b71848775c63845a70cc62f598a7202295ac413dfb"
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 1708 (112) — Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of revenue to June 30, 2027. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3 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](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB1708.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/2/2022 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/14/2022 Passed (1) — **81–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/14/2022 Passed (2) — **81–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/7/2022 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar 2/10/2022 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-12** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-01-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
- **2022-01-18** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-20** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-01-24** P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-26** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/2/2022
- **2022-02-02** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2022-02-02** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 2/7/2022
- **2022-02-03** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/7/2022
- **2022-02-07** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-02-07** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-02-07** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-09** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/10/2022
- **2022-02-10** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-02-10** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/14/2022
- **2022-02-14** Passed H., Ayes 81, Nays 0, PNV 9 `passage`
- **2022-02-14** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-02-14** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-02-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-02-16** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-02-16** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-02-17** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-02-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-07** Effective date(s) 02/28/2022
- **2022-03-07** Pub. Ch. 607
- **2022-03-07** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 607

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a6dfa596-7d60-4f1f-ad1b-179bd26ca72b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).