---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of children's services to June 30, 2023. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 37, Chapter 5."
description: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of children's services to June 30, 2023. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 37, Chapter 5."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 48"
citation: "Tennessee SB 48 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sunset Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ragan", "Roberts"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-01-08"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c9705dab-dbdb-4e20-9f75-f1a161356ab3"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0048&GA=112"
source_hash: "cb915bee1824b97db1d8b4c1535f4de8d11c52a637d5782acc55388df54933e0"
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 48 (112) — Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of children's services to June 30, 2023. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 37, Chapter 5.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0106** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0106.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0312** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0312.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0048.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/14/2021 Passed (1) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/22/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/1/2021 3/25/2021 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2021 Passed — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/1/2021 Passed — **79–8** (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** 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`
- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/22/2021
- **2021-03-22** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/25/2021
- **2021-03-25** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-25** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/1/2021
- **2021-03-31** Action deferred in Senate Government Operations Committee to 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-01** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-04-01** Passed H., as am., Ayes 79, Nays 8, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-01** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0106) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-05** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-14** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-04-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2021
- **2021-04-22** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-04-22** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-22** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0312)
- **2021-04-22** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-04-23** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-04-26** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-26** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-27** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 318
- **2021-05-18** Effective date(s) 05/04/2021
- **2021-05-18** Pub. Ch. 318

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c9705dab-dbdb-4e20-9f75-f1a161356ab3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).