republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/111/sb-1659.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the commission on children and youth to June 30, 2024; requires the commission to appear before the senate government operations committee no later than April 30, 2021, to update the committee on the commission's progress in addressing the findings set forth in the comptroller's June 2019 performance audit report. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 37, Chapter 3, Part 1."
description: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the commission on children and youth to June 30, 2024; requires the commission to appear before the senate government operations committee no later than April 30, 2021, to update the committee on the commission's progress in addressing the findings set forth in the comptroller's June 2019 performance audit report. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 37, Chapter 3, Part 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 1659"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1659 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sunset Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel", "Roberts"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 33
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-01-16"
last_action: "2020-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fa10f86b-3da3-4dae-9776-f1871ed9a32d"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1659&GA=111"
source_hash: "ce1195a5b2379568fb381519cacf7dfd0a2d1d1f60f674ac1ca0e6aa6bd23cc8"
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 1659 (111) — Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the commission on children and youth to June 30, 2024; requires the commission to appear before the senate government operations committee no later than April 30, 2021, to update the committee on the commission's progress in addressing the findings set forth in the comptroller's June 2019 performance audit report. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 37, Chapter 3, Part 1.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment SA0632** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0632.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB1659.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2020 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/18/2020 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 3/19/2020 Passed — **89–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2020 Passed (2) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/19/2020 Passed (1) — **28–1** (pass) · upper
- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/11/2020 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Daniel — primary (person)
- Roberts — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-16** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-21** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-22** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-01-22** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-01-23** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
- **2020-01-23** P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-05** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/12/2020
- **2020-02-12** Action deferred in Senate Government Operations Committee to 3/11/2020
- **2020-03-04** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/11/2020
- **2020-03-11** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-03-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/16/2020
- **2020-03-16** Re-refer to Senate Cal. Comm.
- **2020-03-17** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/18/2020
- **2020-03-18** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/19/2020
- **2020-03-18** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/19/2020
- **2020-03-18** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/18/2020
- **2020-03-18** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-19** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2020-03-19** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-03-19** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2020-03-19** H. concurred in S. am. no. SA1 Ayes 89, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2020-03-19** H. Placed on Message Calendar
- **2020-03-19** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0632)
- **2020-03-19** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2020-03-19** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-03-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2020-03-19** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-24** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2020-03-24** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-04-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-04-06** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 657
- **2020-04-06** Pub. Ch. 657
- **2020-04-06** Effective date(s) 04/02/2020

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fa10f86b-3da3-4dae-9776-f1871ed9a32d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).