Tennessee Senate Bill SB0106

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 1/9/25
• Chaptered: 3/24/25
• Passed: 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

SB0106 makes a narrow statutory change to Tennessee law concerning the Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Council. The bill removes the council from one of the state’s general list of entities subject to periodic review under Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29, and adds it to the list of councils and boards that are specifically exempted or separately continued under Title 4, Chapter 29. It also ties the council to its enabling statute in Title 68, Chapter 55, which governs the council’s creation and operation. In practical terms, the bill preserves the Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Council as an active state body and ensures it remains in law beyond the general sunset-review framework that applies to many advisory entities. The measure does not appear to change the council’s duties, membership, or powers; instead, it updates the administrative status of the council within Tennessee’s statutory structure.

Impact

The bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated §§ 4-29-246 and 4-29-250 to remove the Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Council from one statutory list and add it to another, thereby maintaining the council’s continued existence under state law. The affected parties are the council itself, the agencies and stakeholders that rely on its recommendations, and individuals and families impacted by traumatic brain injury policy in Tennessee. The bill is a housekeeping-style statutory update with no apparent fiscal or programmatic expansion.

Sentiment

The available legislative history suggests the bill was noncontroversial and broadly supported. The Senate Government Operations Committee recommended passage on a 6-0 vote, and there is no committee transcript indicating opposition or extended debate. The bill’s enactment as Public Chapter No. 41 further suggests consensus around preserving the council’s status.

Contention

No notable points of contention are evident in the provided record. Because the bill is limited to technical changes in statutory placement and continuation of the Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Council, there is no indication of disagreement over policy direction, funding, or council authority. Any discussion appears to have focused on administrative cleanup rather than substantive reform.