---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of veterans services for four years to June 30, 2022. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3."
description: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of veterans services for four years to June 30, 2022. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 1534"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1534 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sunset Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Faison"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-11"
last_action: "2018-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fb75cbd2-c2f7-44ec-a053-51cb6a4ec06c"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1534&GA=110"
source_hash: "e131fb590573ff0e286978bb65b27ca434ccdb788a7f86190f893f1cff335164"
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 1534 (110) — Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of veterans services for four years to June 30, 2022. - 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](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB1534.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/5/2018 PASSED (1) — **90–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 1/31/2018 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT 2/5/2018 PASSED (1) — **31–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **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** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 1/31/2018
- **2018-01-24** P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-31** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-02-01** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 2/5/2018
- **2018-02-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-02-05** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-02-07** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2018-02-07** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 2/14/2018
- **2018-02-14** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-28** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/1/2018
- **2018-03-01** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/5/2018
- **2018-03-05** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2018-03-05** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-03-05** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-03-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-06** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-03-06** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-03-07** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-03-08** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-03-16** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-26** Pub. Ch. 567
- **2018-03-26** Effective date(s) 03/16/2018
- **2018-03-26** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 567

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fb75cbd2-c2f7-44ec-a053-51cb6a4ec06c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).