Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee HB 2194
Education, Higher - As enacted, requires the board of regents, state university boards, and the board of trustees for the University of Tennessee system to adopt and implement policies that clearly distinguish between tenure decisions and disciplinary actions for faculty members. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Zachary (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Apr 27, 2026): Pub. Ch. 761
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2026 Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/23/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 9, 2026 House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026 3/5/2026 (3) | fail | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 9, 2026 House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/9/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 9, 2026 House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/9/2026 Passed (2) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 3, 2026 House | HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/3/2026 Passed (4) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Feb 18, 2026 House | HOUSE HIGHER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee 2/18/2026 Passed (5) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- Apr 27, 2026 · House
Pub. Ch. 761 - Apr 27, 2026 · House
Effective date(s) 04/16/2026, 07/01/2026 - Apr 16, 2026 · House
Signed by Governor. - Apr 7, 2026 · House
Transmitted to Governor for his action. - Apr 1, 2026 · House
Signed by H. Speaker - Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker - Mar 24, 2026 · House
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. - Mar 23, 2026 · House
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. - Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate, Ayes 25, Nays 5 - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. - Mar 9, 2026 · House
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0586) - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Passed H., as am., Ayes 70, Nays 21, PNV 1 - Mar 5, 2026 · House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026 - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/5/2026 - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/3/2026 - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 2/18/2026 - Feb 5, 2026 · House
P2C, ref. to Education Committee - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Intro., P1C. - Feb 2, 2026 · House
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