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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Education, Higher - As enacted, enacts the \"Tennessee Higher Education Freedom of Expression and Transparency Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7 and Title 49, Chapter 8."
+description: "Education, Higher - As enacted, enacts the \"Tennessee Higher Education Freedom of Expression and Transparency Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7 and Title 49, Chapter 8."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "113"
+identifier: "SB 817"
+citation: "Tennessee SB 817 (113)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Education", "Higher"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Hensley"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 25
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2023-01-30"
+last_action: "2023-05-03"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4e6b00e8-2b95-43ea-b3ce-ecb9a1d22ed7"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0817&GA=113"
+source_hash: "99c074a521ee1a7a219ee9a74cb7d31d22cc24d7f5b0481a7eb46682c97e32ad"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee SB 817 (113) — Education, Higher - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Higher Education Freedom of Expression and Transparency Act." - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7 and Title 49, Chapter 8.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Amendment HA0233** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0233.pdf)
+2. **Amendment SA0378** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0378.pdf)
+3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0817.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/29/2023 Passed (2) — **8–1** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2023 Passed — **68–26** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2023 Passed (1) — **73–25** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/5/2023 Passed (1) — **26–6** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Hensley — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
+- **2023-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2023-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee `passage`
+- **2023-03-08** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/15/2023
+- **2023-03-15** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/22/2023
+- **2023-03-15** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/22/2023
+- **2023-03-22** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/29/2023
+- **2023-03-22** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/29/2023
+- **2023-03-29** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
+- **2023-04-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/5/2023
+- **2023-04-05** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
+- **2023-04-05** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 5 `passage`
+- **2023-04-05** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0378)
+- **2023-04-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
+- **2023-04-10** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
+- **2023-04-13** Passed H., Ayes 73, Nays 25, PNV 0 `passage`
+- **2023-04-13** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0233) `amendment-withdrawal`
+- **2023-04-13** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
+- **2023-04-14** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
+- **2023-04-17** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
+- **2023-04-18** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
+- **2023-04-19** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2023-05-03** Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
+- **2023-05-03** Pub. Ch. 268
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4e6b00e8-2b95-43ea-b3ce-ecb9a1d22ed7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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