---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the consumer advocate division in the office of the attorney general and reporter to June 30, 2024. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 65."
description: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the consumer advocate division in the office of the attorney general and reporter to June 30, 2024. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 65."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 1782"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1782 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sunset Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ragan", "Roberts"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 31
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2022-01-11"
last_action: "2022-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d1ea09d-35ec-4a31-8584-0f659fc77884"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1782&GA=112"
source_hash: "e967b83531ba302c7650b77e565b10aa011b65ae8fa275e626d8ee5d89c8dfe9"
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 1782 (112) — Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the consumer advocate division in the office of the attorney general and reporter to June 30, 2024. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 65.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0818** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0818.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0698** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0698.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0725** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0725.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB1782.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/28/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/18/2022 Passed (1) — **84–7** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2022 4/14/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/27/2022 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/23/2022 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ragan — primary (person)
- Roberts — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-12** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-01-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
- **2022-01-18** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-20** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-01-24** P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-16** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/23/2022
- **2022-03-23** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/28/2022
- **2022-03-23** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2022-03-28** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-13** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2022
- **2022-04-14** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2022
- **2022-04-18** Passed H., as am., Ayes 84, Nays 7, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-18** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0818) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-18** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2022-04-20** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-04-26** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 for 4/27/2022
- **2022-04-27** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-27** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0725)
- **2022-04-27** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0698)
- **2022-04-27** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2022-04-27** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2022-05-02** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2022-05-04** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-05-12** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-05-16** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-01** Effective date(s) 05/25/2022
- **2022-06-01** Pub. Ch. 1055
- **2022-06-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1055

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3d1ea09d-35ec-4a31-8584-0f659fc77884`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).