Tennessee SB 1713: Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the West Tennessee River basin authority to June 30, 2028; adds an attendance requirement for board members; revises other provisions regarding the authority. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 64, Chapter 1.

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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 1083
SENATE BILL NO. 1713
By Johnson, Hensley, Rose, Stevens, Crowe, Gardenhire
Substituted for: House Bill No. 1664
By Maberry, Reneau, McCalmon, Todd
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 49, relative to
discriminatory preferences.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-1-427, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:
(c) The executive head of each department, agency, or other unit of state government
subject to this section shall submit an annual attestation of compliance with subsection (a) to
the comptroller of the treasury not later than January 1, 2027, and each January 1 thereafter.
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 5-1-135, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:
(c) The executive head of each county government subject to this section shall submit
an annual attestation of compliance with subsection (a) to the comptroller of the treasury not
later than January 1, 2027, and each January 1 thereafter.
SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 6-54-150, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:
(c) The executive head of each municipal government subject to this section shall
submit an annual attestation of compliance with subsection (a) to the comptroller of the
treasury not later than January 1, 2027, and each January 1 thereafter.
SECTION 4. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 7-3-107, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:
(c) The executive head of each metropolitan government subject to this section shall
submit an annual attestation of compliance with subsection (a) to the comptroller of the
treasury not later than January 1, 2027, and each January 1 thereafter.
SECTION 5. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-7-192, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:
(c) The executive head or president of each public institution of higher education or
the chief executive head of any of its campuses subject to this section shall submit an annual
attestation of compliance with subsection (a) to the comptroller of the treasury not later than
January 1, 2027, and each January 1 thereafter.
SECTION 6. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-1-427, is amended by adding the
following new subsection:
( ) The attorney general and reporter may investigate any allegation that a state
department, agency, or other unit of state government is acting in violation of this section, §
8-30-109, or another state law prohibiting the use of a discriminatory preference in an effort
to increase diversity, equity, or inclusion.

SB 1713
SECTION 7. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
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PASSED:
SENATE BILL NO. 1713
April 22, 2026
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SPEAKER OF THE SENATE
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CAMERON SEXTON, SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APPROVED this ;J)...,J. day of ~ 2026
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BILL LEE, GOVERNOR