---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee public charter school commission to June 30, 2023. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 13."
description: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee public charter school commission to June 30, 2023. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 13."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 88"
citation: "Tennessee SB 88 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sunset Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ragan", "Roberts"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-01-08"
last_action: "2021-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8f70f29f-f580-4b58-ad9d-8b68295cf48a"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0088&GA=112"
source_hash: "e33cb132ae65997c7fbb1b8b05a3198b26228a33ffed8e4fbf6bf7a832f1b0a9"
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 88 (112) — Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee public charter school commission to June 30, 2023. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 13.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0020.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0034** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0034.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0088.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/15/2021 Passed — **65–19** (pass) · lower
- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/3/2021 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/8/2021 Passed — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/15/2021 3/11/2021 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/8/2021 — **0–0** (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** 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`
- **2021-02-24** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/3/2021
- **2021-03-03** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-03-03** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/8/2021
- **2021-03-04** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/8/2021
- **2021-03-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-03-08** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-08** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0034)
- **2021-03-08** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/11/2021
- **2021-03-11** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-03-11** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-11** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/15/2021
- **2021-03-15** Passed H., Ayes 65, Nays 19, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2021-03-15** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0020) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-03-15** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-03-15** Comp. SB subst.
- **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** Effective date(s) 03/29/2021
- **2021-04-06** Pub. Ch. 49
- **2021-04-06** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 49

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8f70f29f-f580-4b58-ad9d-8b68295cf48a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).