Tennessee Senate Bill SB0102

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 1/9/25
• Engrossed: 2/20/25
• Enrolled: 4/28/25
• Passed: 5/9/25
• Chaptered: 5/15/25

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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 14, Part 2 and Title 4, Chapter 29, relative to the Tennessee technology development corporation.

Summary

SB0102 makes a narrow administrative change to Tennessee law governing the Tennessee Technology Development Corporation (TTDC). The bill removes TTDC from the list of entities in Tennessee Code Annotated § 4-29-246(a) that are scheduled for repeal under the state’s periodic review process, and adds TTDC to the list of entities in § 4-29-248(a) that are expressly continued in existence. In practical terms, the legislation preserves TTDC’s statutory existence and keeps it operating as a state-created entity. The bill does not create a new program, tax, or regulatory scheme. Instead, it updates the state’s “sunset” and continuation statutes in Title 4 so that TTDC remains authorized under Tennessee law. Because the act takes effect immediately upon becoming law, the change is intended to provide uninterrupted legal status for the corporation and avoid any lapse in its authority or operations.

Impact

The bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29, by deleting TTDC from the repeal list and inserting it into the list of entities continued in law. This affects the statutory status of the Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, a state-created corporation under § 4-14-201, by confirming its ongoing existence and shielding it from automatic repeal under the state’s review framework. No other statutes, agencies, or private parties are directly regulated by the measure.

Sentiment

The available voting history suggests broad bipartisan support and little controversy. The Senate Government Operations Committee recommended passage unanimously, and the bill passed subsequent floor votes by wide margins, including a near-unanimous third reading vote and unanimous adoption of the conference committee report. The pattern indicates general agreement that TTDC should remain in place and that the bill was viewed as a routine housekeeping measure rather than a contested policy change.

Contention

There is little evidence of substantive disagreement in the available record. The only notable point of contention is implicit rather than explicit: the bill’s purpose is to exempt TTDC from repeal and affirm its continued existence, which is the kind of administrative continuation decision that can occasionally draw scrutiny in sunset-review contexts. However, the recorded votes show no meaningful opposition in committee and only limited opposition on the floor, suggesting no major dispute over TTDC’s status or the bill’s approach.