---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the University of Tennessee, board of trustees to June 30, 2024. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 9."
description: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the University of Tennessee, board of trustees to June 30, 2024. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 9."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 1710"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1710 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sunset Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel", "Roberts"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 30
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-01-16"
last_action: "2020-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec5c3f98-c98f-446e-8385-e7a644e65708"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1710&GA=111"
source_hash: "296c789b610702c9f533076b703775f890583883b2dca0751c80e7768cb1128f"
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 1710 (111) — Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the University of Tennessee, board of trustees to June 30, 2024. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 9.

## 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/111/Bill/SB1710.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/19/2020 Passed (2) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/11/2020 Passed (3) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/19/2020 3/18/2020 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/19/2020 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2020 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/18/2020 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## 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** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-01-22** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-01-23** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
- **2020-01-23** P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-04** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/11/2020
- **2020-03-11** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-03-11** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/16/2020
- **2020-03-13** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/16/2020
- **2020-03-16** Re-refer to Senate Cal. Comm.
- **2020-03-17** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/18/2020
- **2020-03-18** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/19/2020
- **2020-03-18** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/19/2020
- **2020-03-18** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/18/2020
- **2020-03-18** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-19** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2020-03-19** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-19** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2020-03-19** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-03-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2020-03-19** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-05-15** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2020-05-22** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-05-22** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-05-26** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-02** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 695
- **2020-07-02** Pub. Ch. 695
- **2020-07-02** Effective date(s) 06/01/2020

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ec5c3f98-c98f-446e-8385-e7a644e65708`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).