Education, Higher - As enacted, divides the appointing authority for the nine voting members of the Tennessee higher education commission among the governor, the speaker of the senate, and the speaker of the house of rep
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Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 14; Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9, relative to higher education.” Read the full text
114th general assembly (2025-2026)
What it does
Education, Higher - As enacted, divides the appointing authority for the nine voting members of the Tennessee higher education commission among the governor, the speaker of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives equally; establishes various tuition and fee limitations and requirements for public institutions of higher education. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 14; Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9. SB2079 has been assigned Public Chapter Number
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
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Filed for introduction · Jan 21, 2026
House
Intro., P1C. · Jan 22, 2026
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P2C, ref. to Education Committee · Feb 2, 2026
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Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee · Feb 2, 2026
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Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 2/18/2026 · Feb 11, 2026
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Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee · Feb 18, 2026
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Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/3/2026 · Feb 25, 2026
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Action def. in Education Committee to 3/10/2026 · Mar 3, 2026
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Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026 · Mar 4, 2026
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Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026 · Mar 5, 2026
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Action def. in Education Committee to 3/17/2026 · Mar 10, 2026
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Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/17/2026 · Mar 11, 2026
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Action def. in Education Committee to 3/24/2026 · Mar 17, 2026
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Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/24/2026 · Mar 18, 2026
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Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2026 · Mar 25, 2026
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Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/31/2026 · Mar 25, 2026
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Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · Mar 31, 2026
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Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026 · Apr 1, 2026
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H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026 · Apr 2, 2026
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Comp. SB subst. · Apr 6, 2026
House
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 799 · May 1, 2026
Senate
Filed for introduction · Jan 22, 2026
Senate
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · Feb 2, 2026
Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee · Feb 5, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/18/2026 · Feb 11, 2026
Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Education Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 2 · Feb 18, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/18/2026 · Mar 12, 2026
Senate
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee · Mar 18, 2026
Senate
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 18, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026 · Mar 27, 2026
Senate
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0490) · Mar 30, 2026
Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 3 · Mar 30, 2026
Senate
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 30, 2026
Senate
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House · Mar 30, 2026
Senate
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. · Apr 2, 2026
House
Subst. for comp. HB. · Apr 6, 2026
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Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0906) · Apr 6, 2026
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Passed H., Ayes 86, Nays 8, PNV 0 · Apr 6, 2026
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Enrolled and ready for signatures · Apr 8, 2026
Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker · Apr 9, 2026
Senate
Signed by H. Speaker · Apr 14, 2026
House
Transmitted to Governor for action. · Apr 15, 2026
Senate
Signed by Governor. · Apr 23, 2026
Senate
The numbers
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sponsors on the bill
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Recorded votes
REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATIONHouse · 2026-04-06 · Passed · Ayes 86, Noes 8
as Amended Third ConsiderationSenate · 2026-03-30 · Passed · Ayes 28, Noes 3
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar CommitteeSenate · 2026-03-18 · Passed · Ayes 8, Noes 0
Recommended for passage with amendment, refer to Senate Education CommitteeSenate · 2026-02-18 · Passed · Ayes 7, Noes 0, Present and not voting 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Tennessee legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Signed by Governor. (Apr 23, 2026).