Tennessee Senate Bill SB1560

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 1/7/26
• Chaptered: 3/16/26
• Passed: 3/16/26

Caption

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 54, relative to the Tennessee sports hall of fame.

Summary

SB1560 makes a narrow technical change to Tennessee law governing state boards and commissions. It removes the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame from one statutory list in Title 4, Chapter 29 and adds it to a different list in Title 4, Chapter 29 that identifies entities created by statute and subject to ongoing state oversight. The bill also references the Hall of Fame’s creation statute in Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 54. In practical terms, the measure appears to be an administrative cleanup or recodification bill rather than a policy change. It does not alter the Hall of Fame’s mission, powers, or operations; instead, it updates cross-references in the Tennessee Code so the entity is properly categorized under the state’s board and commission statutes.

Impact

The bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated §§ 4-29-247 and 4-29-251 to delete the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame from one subsection and add it to another, thereby updating how the Hall of Fame is listed within the state’s statutory framework for governmental entities. The affected party is the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, which remains a state-created entity under § 4-3-5403, but its placement in the code is adjusted for consistency with other boards and commissions.

Sentiment

The available voting history shows strong, unanimous support for the bill. The Senate Government Operations Committee recommended passage by a 9-0 vote, and the floor motion to adopt passed 32-0. No committee transcript or recorded debate is provided, suggesting the bill was viewed as routine and noncontroversial.

Contention

There is no documented substantive opposition in the provided materials. Because the bill is a technical statutory update affecting only the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame’s placement in the code, any potential concern would likely be limited to administrative classification rather than policy disagreement. The unanimous votes indicate no notable contention among legislators.