Tennessee House Bill HB1592

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 1/13/26
• Refer: 1/21/26
• Refer: 2/2/26
• Engrossed: 2/9/26
• Enrolled: 2/10/26
• Passed: 2/25/26
• Chaptered: 3/16/26

Caption

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 62, Chapter 21, relative to the pest control advisory board.

Summary

HB1592 makes a narrow administrative change to Tennessee law concerning the pest control advisory board. The bill removes the board from one section of the state’s list of boards and commissions scheduled for repeal and adds it to the section that preserves certain entities, thereby continuing the board’s existence under state law. The measure does not create a new program or change pest control licensing standards directly. Instead, it updates the statutory framework in Titles 4 and 62 so the pest control advisory board, created under Tennessee Code Annotated § 62-21-104, remains an active state board with its existing advisory role.

Impact

The bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated Title 4, Chapter 29, which governs the sunset and continuation of state boards and commissions, and Title 62, Chapter 21, which relates to pest control regulation. Its practical effect is to prevent the pest control advisory board from expiring and to keep it listed among the boards exempted from repeal, preserving its authority to advise on pest control matters.

Sentiment

The bill appears to have been noncontroversial and broadly supported. It passed the House Government Operations Committee unanimously and later passed the House on the consent calendar by a 94-0 vote, indicating little to no opposition and a routine administrative consensus around keeping the board in place.

Contention

There is no recorded committee testimony or substantive floor debate in the provided materials, and no votes against the bill. As a result, there are no notable points of contention reflected in the available record. The only issue addressed is the continuation of the pest control advisory board, which appears to have been accepted without dispute.