---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the board of pharmacy for five years to June 30, 2023. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63, Chapter 10, Part 3."
description: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the board of pharmacy for five years to June 30, 2023. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63, Chapter 10, Part 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 1520"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1520 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sunset Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Faison"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-10"
last_action: "2018-03-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd25fc8a-332f-4626-8aa3-3574e8c1b325"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1520&GA=110"
source_hash: "bc8223a8c6a5b03f95916d86ed5508a9211213b36f911bdd16e9b0d840ac9917"
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 1520 (110) — Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the board of pharmacy for five years to June 30, 2023. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63, Chapter 10, Part 3.

## 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/SB1520.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT 2/1/2018 PASSED (1) — **31–0** (fail) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/22/2018 PASSED (1) — **95–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 1/24/2018 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## 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** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 1/24/2018
- **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** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-01-24** P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 2/1/2018
- **2018-02-01** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-02-01** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-02-05** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2018-02-07** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 2/14/2018
- **2018-02-14** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/15/2018
- **2018-02-14** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-15** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/22/2018
- **2018-02-22** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2018-02-22** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-02-22** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-02-23** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-02-26** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-02-26** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-02-26** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-03-07** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-13** Pub. Ch. 531
- **2018-03-13** Effective date(s) 03/07/2018
- **2018-03-13** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 531

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cd25fc8a-332f-4626-8aa3-3574e8c1b325`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).