Tennessee House Bill HB1570

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 1/13/26
• Refer: 1/21/26
• Refer: 2/2/26
• Chaptered: 3/16/26
• Passed: 3/16/26

Caption

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 13, Chapter 26, relative to the Delta human resource agency.

Summary

HB1570 makes a narrow statutory update concerning the Delta human resource agency. The bill removes the agency from one section of Tennessee’s general laws governing state-created entities and adds it to another section, which appears to be the standard mechanism used to place the agency on the state’s list of entities subject to periodic review or continuation under the Tennessee Code. In practical terms, the bill does not create a new program, change the agency’s duties, or alter its funding structure. Instead, it amends Title 4 and Title 13 to reflect the Delta human resource agency’s status in state law and to keep its enabling provisions aligned with the state’s administrative framework. The measure takes effect immediately upon becoming law.

Impact

The bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated § 4-29-247 by deleting subdivision (16) and amends § 4-29-251 to add the Delta human resource agency, created by § 13-26-102, to the list of entities covered there. This changes the agency’s placement within the state’s statutory review/continuation structure but does not otherwise modify the agency’s substantive powers or responsibilities. The affected party is the Delta human resource agency, a state-created entity operating under Title 13, Chapter 26.

Sentiment

The bill appears to have been noncontroversial and received strong support. It passed the House Government Operations Committee 10-0 and later passed the House on the consent calendar by a 93-0 vote, indicating broad bipartisan agreement and little visible opposition. No committee transcript was provided, and the voting history suggests the measure was treated as a routine housekeeping bill.

Contention

There is little evidence of substantive contention around HB1570. Because the bill is a technical statutory update rather than a policy change, no major disagreements are reflected in the available record. The only likely point of discussion would have been whether the Delta human resource agency should be moved into the continuation/review section of the code, but the unanimous votes suggest that any such issue was not controversial among legislators.