---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Beech River watershed development authority, board of directors to June 30, 2028; authorizes certain board members to designate a person to serve in their place; revises other provisions regarding the development authority. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 64, Chapter 1."
description: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Beech River watershed development authority, board of directors to June 30, 2028; authorizes certain board members to designate a person to serve in their place; revises other provisions regarding the development authority. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 64, Chapter 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 1728"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1728 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sunset Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel", "Roberts"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 32
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-01-16"
last_action: "2020-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5de32daa-7d52-411a-8d59-ade5760f1347"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1728&GA=111"
source_hash: "193a8699701fe444d189423cb7c9c99f91d270ba002606a3b36f8e75b8b12018"
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 1728 (111) — Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Beech River watershed development authority, board of directors to June 30, 2028; authorizes certain board members to designate a person to serve in their place; revises other provisions regarding the development authority. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 64, Chapter 1.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0629** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0629.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB1728.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2020 Passed (1) — **89–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/9/2020 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/19/2020 3/12/2020 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 3/19/2020 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/19/2020 Passed (3) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/24/2020 Passed (2) — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Daniel — primary (person)
- Roberts — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-16** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-21** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-22** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-01-22** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-01-23** P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-23** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
- **2020-02-12** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/19/2020
- **2020-02-19** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-02-20** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/24/2020
- **2020-02-24** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-25** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-02-26** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/2/2020
- **2020-02-27** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2020-03-02** Action def. in Government Operations Committee to 3/9/2020
- **2020-03-04** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/9/2020
- **2020-03-09** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-11** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2020
- **2020-03-12** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/19/2020
- **2020-03-19** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-03-19** Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0629) `passage`
- **2020-03-19** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 3/19/2020
- **2020-03-19** Passed H., as am., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2020-03-19** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0629) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-03-19** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-03-20** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-03-24** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-03-24** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-03-24** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-04-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-04-06** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 661
- **2020-04-06** Pub. Ch. 661
- **2020-04-06** Effective date(s) 04/02/2020

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5de32daa-7d52-411a-8d59-ade5760f1347`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).