---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of safety to June 30, 2020. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 4, Chapter 3."
description: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of safety to June 30, 2020. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 4, Chapter 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 73"
citation: "Tennessee SB 73 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sunset Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Faison"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-12"
last_action: "2017-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4db7a851-0459-4852-b7bd-6e8f3b590ec1"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0073&GA=110"
source_hash: "95240feabfdab8c2e2da1147d7c23b06879df27e7778c1d98167997839df1d58"
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 73 (110) — Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of safety to June 30, 2020. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 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/SB0073.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/15/2017 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT 2/23/2017 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-12** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-01-31** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
- **2017-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-02** P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/15/2017
- **2017-02-15** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-02-21** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 2/23/2017
- **2017-02-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-02-23** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-02-27** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-03-01** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/8/2017
- **2017-03-08** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar and Rules `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-15** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/16/2017
- **2017-03-16** Re-ref. to Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-16** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/20/2017
- **2017-04-05** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/12/2017
- **2017-04-12** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/27/2017
- **2017-04-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-27** H. Placed on Consent Calendar
- **2017-05-01** Passed H., Ayes 73, Nays 0, PNV 5 `passage`
- **2017-05-01** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-05-01** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-05-02** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-05-02** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-05-03** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-05-03** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-05-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-19** Pub. Ch. 318
- **2017-05-19** Effective date(s) 05/09/2017
- **2017-05-19** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 318

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4db7a851-0459-4852-b7bd-6e8f3b590ec1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).