Tennessee Senate Bill SB1730

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 1/15/26
• Chaptered: 4/23/26
• Passed: 4/23/26

Caption

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 8, Chapter 4, Part 6; Title 34, Chapter 3 and Title 40, Chapter 11, Part 3, relative to state governmental entities.

Summary

SB1730 is a narrow government-operations bill that updates Tennessee’s statutory list of state governmental entities. Specifically, it amends Tennessee Code Annotated § 4-29-248 to add three bodies to the list of entities recognized in state law: the Advisory Committee on Open Government, the Board of Professional Bondsmen, and the Conservatorship Management Task Force. The bill does not create these bodies; rather, it places them into the statutory framework used to identify state entities subject to continuing review and related administrative provisions. By adding these entities to the statute, the bill helps ensure they are formally recognized under Tennessee law and may be subject to the state’s standard sunset/review structure for governmental entities. The practical effect is limited and administrative, but it can affect how these bodies are tracked, reviewed, and maintained within state government. The bill takes effect immediately upon becoming law.

Impact

The bill amends Title 4, Chapter 29 of the Tennessee Code by inserting three additional entities into the list of state governmental entities. This affects the Advisory Committee on Open Government, the Board of Professional Bondsmen, and the Conservatorship Management Task Force, bringing them within the statutory framework used for governmental entity review and continuation. No substantive regulatory powers, duties, or funding mechanisms are changed by the text of the bill itself.

Sentiment

The available voting history indicates strong bipartisan support and little controversy. The Senate Government Operations Committee recommended passage unanimously, 9-0, and the floor motion to adopt passed 32-0. The absence of committee transcript debate suggests the bill was viewed as a routine administrative measure rather than a contentious policy proposal.

Contention

There is little evidence of substantive contention in the available record. Because the bill simply adds existing bodies to a statutory list, the main point of interest is administrative classification rather than policy disagreement. If any concern existed, it would likely relate to whether these entities should be formally included in the state’s review structure, but the unanimous votes suggest no significant opposition from legislators or affected stakeholders.