Tennessee House Bill HB0227

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 1/21/25
• Refer: 2/3/25
• Refer: 2/10/25
• Engrossed: 2/20/25
• Enrolled: 3/4/25
• Passed: 3/26/25
• Chaptered: 3/31/25

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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 68, Chapter 12, relative to the advisory committee for children's special services.

Summary

HB0227 makes a narrow, technical change to Tennessee law governing state boards and commissions. It removes the advisory committee for children’s special services from one list of entities in Tennessee Code Annotated § 4-29-246 and adds it to another list in § 4-29-250, which is the section used to continue certain advisory bodies created by statute. The bill does not change the committee’s duties, membership, or program responsibilities; it primarily updates the committee’s statutory placement so it remains properly recognized under the state’s board-and-commission framework. The underlying advisory committee is created by § 68-12-106, so the practical effect of the bill is to preserve the committee’s legal status and ensure it remains subject to the applicable continuation provisions. Because the measure is administrative rather than substantive, it affects state law structure more than program policy, and it does not appear to impose new obligations on families, providers, or state agencies serving children with special needs.

Impact

HB0227 amends Tennessee Code Annotated Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 68, Chapter 12 by moving the advisory committee for children’s special services into the correct statutory category for continued advisory bodies. The bill’s impact is limited to state governance and statutory housekeeping: it helps maintain the committee’s existence under Tennessee’s board and commission review/continuation system, but it does not alter the committee’s powers, funding, or the services provided under the children’s special services program.

Sentiment

The bill appears to have been noncontroversial and broadly supported. It passed the House Government Operations Committee unanimously, then passed the House on the consent calendar with 89 yeas and 0 nays, and later received a unanimous 32-0 vote on adoption. The voting history suggests lawmakers viewed it as a routine technical correction rather than a policy dispute.

Contention

There is little to no visible contention around HB0227. No committee transcript is available, and the recorded votes were unanimous at each stage. Any discussion likely centered on administrative cleanup—specifically, ensuring the advisory committee for children’s special services is listed in the proper statute—rather than disagreement over the committee’s mission or the children’s services program itself.