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type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of correction to June 30, 2027; requires the department to report back to the government operations committee by December 31, 2024, to update the committee on its progress in addressing the findings set forth in the December 2023 performance audit report. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3."
description: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of correction to June 30, 2027; requires the department to report back to the government operations committee by December 31, 2024, to update the committee on its progress in addressing the findings set forth in the December 2023 performance audit report. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1609"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1609 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sunset Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Roberts"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-04"
last_action: "2024-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/661cd292-99e0-4c2b-98df-a88070288a9b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1609&GA=113"
source_hash: "88a5449d6e3ce2cf58b42558dca267db92aefb681310aeaccb1d3487d14013a4"
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 1609 (113) — Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of correction to June 30, 2027; requires the department to report back to the government operations committee by December 31, 2024, to update the committee on its progress in addressing the findings set forth in the December 2023 performance audit report. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3.
## 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/SB1609.pdf)
## Votes
- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/21/2024 Passed — **81** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/14/2024 Passed (1) — **8011** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 2/29/2024 Passed — **280** (pass) · upper
- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/21/2024 Passed (1) — **81** (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`
- **2024-02-14** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/21/2024
- **2024-02-21** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-02-27** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/29/2024
- **2024-02-29** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-02-29** Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-03-14** Passed H., Ayes 80, Nays 11, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-14** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-03-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-03-18** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-18** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-19** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-03** Effective date(s) 03/27/2024
- **2024-04-03** Pub. Ch. 593
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/661cd292-99e0-4c2b-98df-a88070288a9b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).