---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of mental health and substance abuse services to June 30, 2029. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3."
description: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of mental health and substance abuse services to June 30, 2029. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 65"
citation: "Tennessee SB 65 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sunset Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jackson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-01-09"
last_action: "2025-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/78b58f4b-b281-4252-b0d4-bf5dafa9e585"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0065&ga=114"
source_hash: "cfd89b39b554eb3235e3233f31a7822d4b55d5b55d45e7226b0d8b93e3961a20"
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 65 (114) — Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of mental health and substance abuse services to June 30, 2029. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3.

## 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/SB0065.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/12/2025 Passed (1) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jackson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-09** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-01-15** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-31** Sponsor change. `sponsorship`
- **2025-02-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-02-05** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/12/2025
- **2025-02-12** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2025-02-18** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/20/2025
- **2025-02-20** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-02-20** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-02-24** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2025-04-14** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2025-04-14** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-16** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-17** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-21** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-21** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-29** Effective date(s) 04/24/2025
- **2025-04-29** Pub. Ch. 238

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/78b58f4b-b281-4252-b0d4-bf5dafa9e585`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).