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SB 1518

Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of labor and workforce development to June 30, 2030. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 4, Chapter 3 and Title 50.

114th Regular Session (2025-2026) Introduced by Ed Jackson

Tennessee extends its Department of Labor and Workforce Development's authorization through June 30, 2030, preventing automatic agency termination and maintaining workforce services.

Pub. Ch. 560
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Bill Summary · SB 1518

Legislative bill overview

SB 1518 extends the sunset date for Tennessee's Department of Labor and Workforce Development from its previously scheduled termination to June 30, 2030. The bill amends multiple sections of Tennessee Code Annotated to implement this extension and modify related statutory provisions.

Why is this important

Sunset laws require government agencies to be periodically reauthorized or they automatically cease to exist, creating accountability checkpoints. This extension prevents the department's dissolution and ensures continuity of workforce development services, unemployment insurance administration, and labor law enforcement that affect thousands of Tennessee workers and employers.

Potential points of contention

  • Lack of performance review: Sunset extensions without preceding performance evaluations may miss opportunities to reform underperforming agency functions or eliminate inefficiencies
  • Indefinite government continuation: Critics of sunset laws may view extensions as reducing meaningful legislative oversight, allowing agencies to operate without meaningful reauthorization scrutiny
  • Eight-year window: The 2030 deadline provides substantial runway before the next review, which some argue is too long for meaningful accountability in a rapidly changing labor market

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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