Tennessee General Assembly· SB 1562Signed by Governor.

Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee state veterans' homes board to June 30, 2028; requires the board to report back to the government operations committee by December 31, 2026, to update the committee on its , the official text

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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 1068

SENATE BILL NO. 1562

By Jackson, Bailey, Bowling, Reeves

Substituted for: House Bill No. 1619

By Lafferty

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 58, Chapter 7, relative
to the Tennessee state veterans' homes board.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-29-247(a), is amended by deleting
subdivision (68).

SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-29-249(a), is amended by inserting the
following as a new subdivision:

() Tennessee state veterans' homes board, created by§ 58-7-102;

SECTION 3. The Tennessee state veterans' homes board shall report back to the education,
health, and general welfare joint evaluation committee by December 31, 2026, to update the
committee on its progress in addressing the findings and observations set forth in the December
2025 performance audit report issued by the division of state audit.

SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
SENATE BILL NO. 1562

PASSED: April 21, 2026

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) • ' ' • RANDY"cNALLY
SPEAKER OF THE SENATE

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CAMERON SEXTON, SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APPROVED this ;J;}wl day of ( V \ ~ 2026

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BILL LEE, GOVERNOR

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