---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee bureau of investigation three years to June 30, 2021; requires the bureau to report back to the committee concerning the findings in its 2018 performance audit report. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 38, Chapter 6."
description: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee bureau of investigation three years to June 30, 2021; requires the bureau to report back to the committee concerning the findings in its 2018 performance audit report. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 38, Chapter 6."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 2150"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2150 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sunset Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Faison"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-29"
last_action: "2018-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/465d58fd-fd90-4e69-bb1d-24f794f93e3c"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2150&GA=110"
source_hash: "e36ece3539a0400ab8fd5b8b1fe9f28c8576fca58757b1998553ced019c83c76"
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 2150 (110) — Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee bureau of investigation three years to June 30, 2021; requires the bureau to report back to the committee concerning the findings in its 2018 performance audit report. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 38, Chapter 6.

## 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/SB2150.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/26/2018 PASSED (1) — **98–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/5/2018 PASSED (1) — **28–0** (fail) · upper
- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/28/2018 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-29** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-31** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
- **2018-02-21** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-21** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-28** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-02-28** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/7/2018
- **2018-02-28** Action def. in Government Operations Committee to 3/7/2018
- **2018-03-02** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 3/5/2018
- **2018-03-05** Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-03-07** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-08** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2018-03-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/22/2018
- **2018-03-22** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/26/2018
- **2018-03-26** Passed H., Ayes 98, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-26** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-03-26** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-03-26** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-27** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-03-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-03-29** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-02** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-04-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-11** Pub. Ch. 653
- **2018-04-11** Effective date(s) 04/09/2018
- **2018-04-11** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 653

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/465d58fd-fd90-4e69-bb1d-24f794f93e3c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).