---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the megasite authority of West Tennessee to June 30, 2029. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 64, Chapter 9."
description: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the megasite authority of West Tennessee to June 30, 2029. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 64, Chapter 9."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 256"
citation: "Tennessee HB 256 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sunset Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lafferty"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-21"
last_action: "2025-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dbbc4dda-ef16-4101-a700-e4e266670ddc"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0256&ga=114"
source_hash: "dead95a6edc33f53b70d75ff93b27761242e3eb941ca5d247262f47ba4b3023b"
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 256 (114) — Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the megasite authority of West Tennessee to June 30, 2029. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 64, Chapter 9.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0256.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar 2/13/2025 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/3/2025 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/10/2025 Passed (3) — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/20/2025 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lafferty — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-21** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-01-27** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2025-02-03** P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-05** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 2/10/2025
- **2025-02-10** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-12** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/13/2025
- **2025-02-13** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/20/2025
- **2025-02-20** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-02-20** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2025-02-24** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-03-03** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-03** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2025-03-04** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-03-17** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-18** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-19** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-26** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-31** Effective date(s) 03/26/2025
- **2025-03-31** Pub. Ch. 51

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dbbc4dda-ef16-4101-a700-e4e266670ddc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).