Bill > HB2043

This bill, concerning agency rules scheduled to expire under Tennessee's Uniform Administrative Procedures Act (which outlines how state agencies create and enforce regulations), generally prevents permanent rules filed with the secretary of state on or after January 1, 2025, from expiring on June 30, 2026, as they otherwise would. Instead, these rules will remain in effect unless the relevant agency repeals or amends them, or unless a new law supersedes them. However, this extension does not apply if a rule conflicts with any legislative enactment outside of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, and specifically, three rules from the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission regarding replication applications, filed on November 26, 2025, are explicitly stated to expire on the bill's effective date. The bill also includes a standard severability clause, meaning if any part of the act is found invalid, the rest will still stand.