Tennessee House Bill HB0247

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 1/21/25
• Refer: 2/3/25
• Refer: 2/10/25
• Engrossed: 2/20/25
• Enrolled: 2/25/25
• Passed: 3/14/25
• Chaptered: 3/24/25

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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 68, Chapter 5, Part 5, relative to the genetic advisory committee.

Summary

HB0247 makes a narrow technical change to Tennessee law governing the genetic advisory committee. It removes the committee from one section of the state’s general statutory list of boards and commissions and adds it to another section that lists entities with continuing statutory existence. The bill does not change the committee’s duties, membership, or operations; it primarily updates how the committee is categorized in the Tennessee Code. In practical terms, the bill amends Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 68, Chapter 5, Part 5 to ensure the genetic advisory committee created under § 68-5-503 is properly recognized in the state’s sunset/continuing-entity framework. The act takes effect immediately upon becoming law, reflecting a legislative determination that the change should be implemented without delay.

Impact

The bill’s impact is limited to state administrative law and the statutory status of the genetic advisory committee. It deletes the committee from Tennessee Code Annotated § 4-29-246(a) and adds it to § 4-29-250(a), which affects whether the committee is treated as a continuing entity under the state’s boards-and-commissions structure. No private rights, benefits, or regulatory obligations are created or removed for individuals or businesses.

Sentiment

The available voting history shows strong, unanimous support for the bill. It passed the House Government Operations Committee 10-0, then passed on the House floor by consent calendar 89-0, and later received a 33-0 motion to adopt. The absence of recorded opposition suggests the measure was viewed as a routine housekeeping or technical correction rather than a controversial policy change.

Contention

There is no evidence of substantive contention in the available record. Because the bill is a technical statutory update concerning committee placement in the code, discussion appears to have been minimal and no committee transcript objections are available. Any potential concern would likely have centered on administrative classification of the genetic advisory committee, but the unanimous votes indicate no meaningful disagreement among lawmakers.