Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee fish and wildlife commission for four years to June 30, 202...
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SB 1561 — Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee fish and wildlife commission for four years to June 30, 2022. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 70, Chapter 1, Part 2.
Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 494
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2018. Enacted.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Mixed recorded votes
1 passed, 2 failed in recorded votes so far.
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Bill Text
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Read SB 1561 on the official Tennessee source →Action History
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Comp. became Pub. Ch. 494
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Effective date(s) 02/15/2018
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Pub. Ch. 494
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Signed by Governor.
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Signed by Senate Speaker
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Signed by H. Speaker
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Transmitted to Governor for action.
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Enrolled and ready for signatures
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Comp. SB subst.
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Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
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Subst. for comp. HB.
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Passed H., Ayes 98, Nays 0, PNV 0
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H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/5/2018
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Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0
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Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
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Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
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Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/1/2018
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Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 2/1/2018
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Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 1/31/2018
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Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
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P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee
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Intro., P1C.
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Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
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Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 1/24/2018
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Filed for intro.
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Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
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Filed for introduction
Sponsors
- Bell · Primary
- Jeremy Faison · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 131 not signed on
Sponsors (2)
- Bell
- Faison, Jeremy Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (131)
131 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 131 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (98)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Butt | — | Yea |
| Calfee | — | Yea |
| Coley | — | Yea |
| Daniel | — | Yea |
| Doss | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Forgety | — | Yea |
| Holsclaw | — | Yea |
| Holt | — | Yea |
| Jernigan | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| McCormick | — | Yea |
| McDaniel | — | Yea |
| Pitts | — | Yea |
| Staples | — | Yea |
| Thompson | — | Yea |
| Tillis | — | Yea |
| Weaver | — | Yea |
| Brooks H. | — | Yea |
| Brooks K. | — | Yea |
| Carr | — | Yea |
| DeBerry | — | Yea |
| Beck | — | Yea |
| Byrd | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Casada | — | Yea |
| Cooper | — | Yea |
| Curcio | — | Yea |
| Favors | — | Yea |
| Fitzhugh | — | Yea |
| Gilmore | — | Yea |
| Goins | — | Yea |
| Gravitt | — | Yea |
| Halford | — | Yea |
| Hill M. | — | Yea |
| Hill T. | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Powers | — | Yea |
| Ramsey | — | Yea |
| Sargent | — | Yea |
| Sexton C. | — | Yea |
| Sexton J. | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Stewart | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| White D. | — | Yea |
| White M. | — | Yea |
| Madame Speaker Harwell | — | Yea |
| Hazlewood | — | Yea |
| Kane | — | Yea |
| Lollar | — | Yea |
| Matheny | — | Yea |
| Matlock | — | Yea |
| Ragan | — | Yea |
| Rogers | — | Yea |
| Sanderson | — | Yea |
| Whitson | — | Yea |
| Windle | — | Yea |
| Wirgau | — | Yea |
| Van Huss | — | Yea |
| Akbari, Raumesh | Democrat | Yea |
| Camper, Karen D. | Democrat | Yea |
| Clemmons, John Ray | Democrat | Yea |
| Hardaway, T.J. | Democrat | Yea |
| Love, Jr., Harold | Democrat | Yea |
| Miller, Larry J. | Democrat | Yea |
| Mitchell, Bo | Democrat | Yea |
| Parkinson, Antonio | Democrat | Yea |
| Powell, Jason | Democrat | Yea |
| Shaw, Johnny | Democrat | Yea |
| Towns, Jr., Joe | Democrat | Yea |
| Alexander, Rebecca K. | Republican | Yea |
| Boyd, Clark | Republican | Yea |
| Crawford, John | Republican | Yea |
| Eldridge, Rick | Republican | Yea |
| Faison, Jeremy | Republican | Yea |
| Farmer, Andrew | Republican | Yea |
| Gant, Ron M. | Republican | Yea |
| Hawk, David B. | Republican | Yea |
| Hicks, Gary | Republican | Yea |
| Howell, Dan | Republican | Yea |
| Hulsey, Bud | Republican | Yea |
| Keisling, Kelly | Republican | Yea |
| Kumar, Sabi 'Doc' | Republican | Yea |
| Lamberth, William | Republican | Yea |
| Lynn, Susan M. | Republican | Yea |
| Marsh, Pat | Republican | Yea |
| Moody, Debra | Republican | Yea |
| Moon, Jerome | Republican | Yea |
| Reedy, Jay D. | Republican | Yea |
| Rudd, Tim | Republican | Yea |
| Sherrell, Paul | Republican | Yea |
| Sparks, Mike | Republican | Yea |
| Terry, Bryan | Republican | Yea |
| Travis, Ron | Republican | Yea |
| Vaughan, Kevin | Republican | Yea |
| Williams, Ryan | Republican | Yea |
| Zachary, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (31)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Bell | — | Yea |
| Dickerson | — | Yea |
| Gresham | — | Yea |
| Ketron | — | Yea |
| Norris | — | Yea |
| Niceley | — | Yea |
| Swann | — | Yea |
| Tate | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Harper | — | Yea |
| Kelsey | — | Yea |
| Lundberg | — | Yea |
| Harris, Torrey C. | Democrat | Yea |
| Kyle, Sara | Democrat | Yea |
| Yarbro, Jeff | Democrat | Yea |
| Bailey, Paul | Republican | Yea |
| Bowling, Janice | Republican | Yea |
| Briggs, Richard | Republican | Yea |
| Crowe, Rusty | Republican | Yea |
| Gardenhire, Todd | Republican | Yea |
| Haile, Ferrell | Republican | Yea |
| Hensley, Joey | Republican | Yea |
| Jackson, Ed | Republican | Yea |
| Massey, Becky D. | Republican | Yea |
| McNally, Randy | Republican | Yea |
| Pody, Mark | Republican | Yea |
| Roberts, Kerry | Republican | Yea |
| Southerland, Steve | Republican | Yea |
| Stevens, John | Republican | Yea |
| Watson, Bo | Republican | Yea |
| Yager, Ken | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Bell | — | Yea |
| Harper | — | Yea |
| Lundberg | — | Yea |
| Bowling, Janice | Republican | Yea |
| Crowe, Rusty | Republican | Yea |
| Jackson, Ed | Republican | Yea |
| Pody, Mark | Republican | Yea |
| Roberts, Kerry | Republican | Yea |
| Southerland, Steve | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 1561?
- SB 1561 is sponsored by Bell and Faison, Jeremy (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 1561?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2018. Enacted.
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