---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee State University, board of trustees to June 30, 2029. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 8."
description: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee State University, board of trustees to June 30, 2029. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 8."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1561"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1561 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sunset Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jackson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-07"
last_action: "2026-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/99933211-ccd7-4d04-a29e-013e51aeec1a"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1561&ga=114"
source_hash: "6d5e9cc36d1a0e879940c9dd1713aea01387a77cde49b4b8e1e93250578d2122"
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 1561 (114) — Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee State University, board of trustees to June 30, 2029. - 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. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1561.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/9/2026 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/4/2026 Passed (2) — **9–0** (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** 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`
- **2026-02-10** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-12** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-06** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2026-04-06** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-08** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-09** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-14** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-23** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-28** Effective date(s) 04/23/2026
- **2026-04-28** Pub. Ch. 786

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/99933211-ccd7-4d04-a29e-013e51aeec1a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).