---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee council for career and technical education to June 30, 2027. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 11, Part 2."
description: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee council for career and technical education to June 30, 2027. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 11, Part 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1551"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1551 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sunset Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jackson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-01-08"
last_action: "2026-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/63875dff-9853-4363-b396-75e9b6952720"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1551&ga=114"
source_hash: "dd539e7f937f2144ca244d1b934eb2be15918ff087ea11b2b28d3ff9dd687fb3"
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 1551 (114) — Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee council for career and technical education to June 30, 2027. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 11, Part 2.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA1044** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1044.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1551.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2026 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/16/2026 Passed (1) — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/9/2026 Passed (2) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/4/2026 Passed (3) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jackson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-08** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-13** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-01-14** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-21** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 1/28/2026
- **2026-01-28** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/4/2026
- **2026-02-04** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2026-02-06** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/9/2026
- **2026-02-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-02-09** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-02-12** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-13** Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-13** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1044) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-13** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-14** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/16/2026
- **2026-04-15** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/16/2026
- **2026-04-16** Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA1044) `passage`
- **2026-04-20** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-21** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-21** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-23** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-05** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-18** Effective date(s) 05/05/2026
- **2026-05-18** Pub. Ch. 890

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/63875dff-9853-4363-b396-75e9b6952720`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).