HB 1608

Tennessee House of Representatives bill in Session 114.

Status: enacted. Latest action: May 18, 2026.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 11, Part 2, relative to the Tennessee council for career and technical education.

Bill ID TN-114-HB-1608

Session 114

Status enacted

Committee Calendar & Rules Committee

House of Representatives enacted 2026-05-18

Education

Summary

ON APRIL 13, 2026, THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTED SENATE BILL 1551 FOR HOUSE BILL 1608, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1, AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1551, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 reduces the sunset review period from four years to one year for the Tennessee council for career and technical education. ON APRIL 16, 2026, THE SENATE CONCURRED IN HOUSE AMENDMENT #1.

Sponsor

Justin Lafferty

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2026-01-08	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-05-05	Status	enacted
2026-05-18	Latest Action	Effective date(s) 05/05/2026

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