---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of education to June 30, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3."
description: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of education to June 30, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 1706"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1706 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sunset Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ragan", "Roberts"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 27
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-01-11"
last_action: "2022-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/17a96131-9f24-481d-975a-da2775905a6e"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1706&GA=112"
source_hash: "c64bc607d78ad0c49c76e81b4e2e628c13536bddac2eaab9f988d4f382b159b4"
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 1706 (112) — Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of education to June 30, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 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](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB1706.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 2/24/2022 Passed — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar 3/10/2022 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/14/2022 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/14/2022 Passed (2) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/7/2022 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommend for passage 2/16/2022 Passed — **7–0** (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`
- **2022-02-10** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/16/2022
- **2022-02-16** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2022-02-22** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/24/2022
- **2022-02-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-02-24** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-02-28** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-03-02** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/7/2022
- **2022-03-07** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/10/2022
- **2022-03-10** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/14/2022
- **2022-03-14** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-14** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-03-14** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-03-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-03-16** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-03-16** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-03-16** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-03-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-04** Effective date(s) 03/24/2022
- **2022-04-04** Pub. Ch. 724
- **2022-04-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 724

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/17a96131-9f24-481d-975a-da2775905a6e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).