Tennessee legislation · 114th General Assembly
Tennessee HB1619: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 58, Chapter 7, relative to the Tennessee state veterans' homes board.
Status: Chaptered, May 27, 2026
Fiscal Summary NOT SIGNIFICANT Bill Summary ON MARCH 26, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1562, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 reduces the sunset extension for the Tennessee state veterans' homes board from a three-year extension to a two-year extension.
What the bill says
From the amended text:
House Government Operations 1 Amendment No. 1 to HB1619 Lafferty Signature of Sponsor AMEND S e n ate Bill No. 1562* House Bill No. 1619 by deleting SECTION 2 and substituting: SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-29-249(a), is amended by inserting the following as a new HA1148
Sponsors
- Lafferty, Justin (R, 89) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1068
- : Comp. SB subst.
- : H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026
- : Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026
- : Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
- : Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/14/2026
- : Action def. in Government Operations Committee to 4/13/2026
- : Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/6/2026
- : P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee
- : Intro., P1C.
Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (April 21, 2026): 83 yea, 0 nay, passed
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (April 14, 2026): 14 yea, 0 nay, passed
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration (March 26, 2026): 32 yea, 0 nay, passed
- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (March 18, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
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Common questions
- What is HB1619?
- HB1619 is a bill in the Tennessee Legislature (114th General Assembly): AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 58, Chapter 7, relative to the Tennessee state veterans' homes board.
- What does HB1619 do?
- Fiscal Summary NOT SIGNIFICANT Bill Summary ON MARCH 26, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1562, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 reduces the sunset extension for the Tennessee state veterans' homes board from a three-year extension to a two-year extension.
- What is the status of HB1619?
- Chaptered as of May 27, 2026. Latest action: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1068 (May 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1619?
- Lafferty, Justin (R, 89).
- Where is the official record for HB1619?
- On the Tennessee Legislature website: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1619&GA=114
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