Tennessee Senate Bill SB1556

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 1/7/26
• Engrossed: 2/19/26
• Enrolled: 2/19/26
• Passed: 3/6/26
• Chaptered: 3/16/26

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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 7, relative to the Tennessee-Ireland trade commission.

Summary

SB1556 makes a narrow technical change to Tennessee law concerning the Tennessee-Ireland Trade Commission. The bill removes the commission from one section of the Tennessee Code that lists certain state entities subject to periodic review and adds it to another section that continues the commission in statute, reflecting that the commission is intended to remain active. In practical terms, the bill updates the state’s statutory organization of boards and commissions without changing the commission’s substantive duties. The Tennessee-Ireland Trade Commission, created in Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 7, remains recognized in law, and the bill ensures it is properly placed in the continuing list of entities under Tennessee’s government operations framework.

Impact

The bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 7 by deleting the Tennessee-Ireland Trade Commission from the list of entities scheduled for termination and adding it to the list of continuing commissions. This preserves the commission’s legal existence and keeps it active under state law, with no apparent change to its membership, powers, or duties. The affected parties are the commission itself and the state agencies that administer or oversee statutory boards and commissions.

Sentiment

The available voting history suggests broad, bipartisan support and little controversy. The Senate Government Operations Committee recommended passage unanimously, and the floor vote to adopt also passed 31-0. With no committee transcript objections provided, the overall sentiment appears favorable and procedural rather than divisive.

Contention

There is no recorded substantive opposition in the provided materials. Any potential point of contention would likely have been limited to the administrative question of whether the Tennessee-Ireland Trade Commission should remain on the list of continuing entities, but the unanimous committee and floor votes indicate that lawmakers generally agreed on preserving the commission. The bill appears to be a housekeeping measure rather than a policy dispute.