---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee film, entertainment and music commission for four years to June 30, 2022. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 50."
description: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee film, entertainment and music commission for four years to June 30, 2022. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 50."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 1638"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1638 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sunset Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Faison"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-10"
last_action: "2018-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d3d96db4-a7de-42ac-b684-fb414aab66f0"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1638&GA=110"
source_hash: "cccd90512ebea94f4e6a86b82570f6a2b9c8cb9fc7996a1d37b6af725c968c96"
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 1638 (110) — Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee film, entertainment and music commission for four years to June 30, 2022. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 50.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB1638.pdf)

## Votes

- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/29/2018 3/22/2018 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/21/2018 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)
- Faison — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-01-17** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
- **2018-01-18** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-22** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-01-24** P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/14/2018
- **2018-02-14** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-02-20** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 2/22/2018
- **2018-02-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-02-22** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-02-26** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2018-03-07** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-14** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/21/2018
- **2018-03-14** Action def. in Government Operations Committee to 3/21/2018
- **2018-03-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/22/2018
- **2018-03-21** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-22** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/29/2018
- **2018-03-29** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-03-29** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-29** Passed H., as am., Ayes 85, Nays 2, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-29** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0952) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-29** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-04-02** Placed on Senate Message Calendar calendar for 4/4/2018
- **2018-04-04** Senate refused to concur in amendment (Amendment 1 - HA0952) `amendment-failure`
- **2018-04-17** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-18** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/19/2018
- **2018-04-19** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-19** Am. 1 (HA0952) reconsidered, withdrawn.
- **2018-04-19** Motion to reconsider adopted.
- **2018-04-19** Motion to lift from table adopted.
- **2018-04-23** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-04-23** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-04-24** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-05-07** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-05-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 927
- **2018-05-18** Pub. Ch. 927
- **2018-05-18** Effective date(s) 05/15/2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d3d96db4-a7de-42ac-b684-fb414aab66f0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).