---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, requires the state university board for Tennessee State University to be vacated and reconstituted; extends the termination date for the Tennessee State University, board of trustees to June 30, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 8."
description: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, requires the state university board for Tennessee State University to be vacated and reconstituted; extends the termination date for the Tennessee State University, board of trustees to June 30, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 8."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1596"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1596 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sunset Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Roberts"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 27
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2024-01-04"
last_action: "2024-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2ebc1792-8ac9-4b77-88f0-02270353bd60"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1596&GA=113"
source_hash: "77b565526e9517eac908d264242fc3e21f475e82c8e4514cf446b53bbd10c15b"
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 1596 (113) — Sunset Laws - As enacted, requires the state university board for Tennessee State University to be vacated and reconstituted; extends the termination date for the Tennessee State University, board of trustees to June 30, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 8.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0731** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0731.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0865** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0865.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA0867** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0867.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0516** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0516.pdf)
5. **Amendment SA0691** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0691.pdf)
6. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1596.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/13/2024 Passed — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 2 BY LOVE PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/28/2024 Failed — **28–64** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 3 BY MCKENZIE PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/28/2024 Failed — **29–60** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/28/2024 Passed (1) — **66–25** (pass) · lower
- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 2/7/2024 Passed — **7–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR REREFER TO COMMITTEE PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/28/2024 Failed — **24–70** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO DEFER PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/28/2024 Failed — **25–67** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO WITHDRAW AMENDMENT # 1 BY REEDY PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/28/2024 Passed — **73–23** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/21/2024 Passed (1) — **25–6** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR REREFER TO COMMITTEE PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/28/2024 Failed (2) — **23–71** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/28/2024 Passed — **71–22** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Roberts — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-04** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-01-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee `passage`
- **2024-01-30** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-01-31** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/7/2024
- **2024-02-07** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
- **2024-02-13** Refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2024-02-13** Recalled from Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-03-06** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/13/2024
- **2024-03-13** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2024-03-19** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/21/2024
- **2024-03-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-03-21** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 6 `passage`
- **2024-03-21** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0691)
- **2024-03-21** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0516)
- **2024-03-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-25** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-03-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-28** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-28** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-28** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-03-28** Passed H., Ayes 66, Nays 25, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-28** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0731) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-03-28** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-03** Effective date(s) 03/28/2024
- **2024-04-03** Pub. Ch. 610

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2ebc1792-8ac9-4b77-88f0-02270353bd60`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).