Tennessee House Bill HB0284

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 55, relative to the traumatic brain injury advisory council.

Summary

HB0284 makes a narrow statutory update to Tennessee’s laws governing state boards and commissions by removing the Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Council from one list of entities subject to periodic review and reauthorizing it in another section of the code. In practical terms, the bill preserves the council’s existence under Tennessee Code Annotated Title 68, Chapter 55, while aligning the state’s administrative law provisions in Title 4, Chapter 29 with that council’s continued operation. The measure does not create a new program or expand benefits; instead, it is a housekeeping and continuation bill that keeps the Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Council in place as an advisory body. The council remains the entity created by § 68-55-102, and the bill’s effect is to ensure it is properly listed among the state boards and commissions that are recognized under the applicable statutory framework.

Impact

HB0284 amends Tennessee Code Annotated §§ 4-29-246 and 4-29-250 to remove the Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Council from the list of entities scheduled for termination or review and to add it to the list of councils expressly continued by statute. This preserves the council’s legal status and allows it to continue advising state government on traumatic brain injury-related issues without interruption. The bill affects state administrative law and the operation of the advisory council, but it does not directly alter eligibility, services, or funding for individuals with traumatic brain injuries.

Sentiment

The bill appears to have been broadly supported and noncontroversial. It passed the House Government Operations Committee unanimously, cleared the House on a consent calendar with no opposition, and was adopted in the Senate without any recorded dissent. The voting history suggests general agreement that the council should remain in place and that the statutory cleanup was appropriate.

Contention

There is little evidence of substantive contention around HB0284. Because the bill is technical and preserves an existing advisory council rather than creating new obligations, no opposing arguments are reflected in the available committee or floor records. Any potential concern would likely have centered on the general question of whether the council should continue, but the unanimous votes indicate that no significant disagreement emerged among legislators.