---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee child fatality prevention team to June 30, 2031. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 68, Chapter 142, Part 1."
description: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee child fatality prevention team to June 30, 2031. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 68, Chapter 142, Part 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1549"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1549 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sunset Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jackson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-07"
last_action: "2026-03-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d0a995de-ad58-4980-b4a6-b94e1b91df9e"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1549&ga=114"
source_hash: "8c39d11882c7dde2b96130b0ca8d05cc004bd76301db3a1ac980aa7dbc0cb100"
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 1549 (114) — Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee child fatality prevention team to June 30, 2031. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 68, Chapter 142, Part 1.

## 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/SB1549.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 1/21/2026 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/2/2026 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jackson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-07** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-13** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-01-14** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 1/21/2026
- **2026-01-14** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-21** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2026-01-23** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/2/2026
- **2026-02-02** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-02-02** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-02-04** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-02-09** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2026-02-09** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-02-10** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-02-11** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-02-12** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-02-12** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-02-23** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-16** Effective date(s) 02/23/2026
- **2026-03-16** Pub. Ch. 538

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d0a995de-ad58-4980-b4a6-b94e1b91df9e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).