---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee higher education commission to June 30, 2030. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 2."
description: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee higher education commission to June 30, 2030. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 1612"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1612 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sunset Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lafferty"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-13"
last_action: "2026-03-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4e9b02c4-eaf4-486e-9ce5-891ab44f22a7"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1612&ga=114"
source_hash: "09cb79d30db1fb37e08729abab2cb928f5b90ca49419813abb0109e14bc46d5b"
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 1612 (114) — Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee higher education commission to June 30, 2030. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 2.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1612.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/2/2026 Passed (3) — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar 2/5/2026 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/9/2026 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lafferty — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-13** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-15** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2026-01-21** P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-28** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 2/2/2026
- **2026-02-02** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-04** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/5/2026
- **2026-02-05** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/9/2026
- **2026-02-09** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-02-09** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2026-02-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-02-09** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2026-02-10** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-02-13** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-02-17** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-02-18** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-02-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-16** Effective date(s) 02/25/2026
- **2026-03-16** Pub. Ch. 549

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4e9b02c4-eaf4-486e-9ce5-891ab44f22a7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).