---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the University of Tennessee, board of trustees, to June 30, 2028. - 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, 2028. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 9."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1638"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1638 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sunset Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Roberts"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-01-04"
last_action: "2024-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e715d3c9-ba50-493b-84e9-9a6987d2f1b3"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1638&GA=113"
source_hash: "41d7bd322bd9146607cb5ca4eb5354fedf2f3ee1fb121d58730ae9afc55c0276"
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 1638 (113) — Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the University of Tennessee, board of trustees, to June 30, 2028. - 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](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1638.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/13/2024 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/18/2024 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/18/2024 Passed — **74–18** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/18/2024 Passed — **91–1** (pass) · lower
- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/13/2024 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## 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`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/13/2024
- **2024-03-13** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-03-15** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/18/2024
- **2024-03-18** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-03-18** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-21** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-18** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 1, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-18** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-19** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-22** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-23** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-09** Effective date(s) 05/01/2024
- **2024-05-09** Pub. Ch. 826

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e715d3c9-ba50-493b-84e9-9a6987d2f1b3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).