---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education, Higher - As enacted, enacts the University of Tennessee Focusing on Campus and University Success (FOCUS) Act; reconstitutes the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee and revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 9."
description: "Education, Higher - As enacted, enacts the University of Tennessee Focusing on Campus and University Success (FOCUS) Act; reconstitutes the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee and revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 9."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 2115"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2115 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education", "Higher"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hawk", "Norris"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 63
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-30"
last_action: "2018-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cfafe386-8f0d-44fa-8931-455f8e680678"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2115&GA=110"
source_hash: "934a1bcea59d236b4eba0220ed9426bdacfb355c0f8405be22dd1a0d5fbb359f"
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 HB 2115 (110) — Education, Higher - As enacted, enacts the University of Tennessee Focusing on Campus and University Success (FOCUS) Act; reconstitutes the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee and revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 9.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB2115.pdf)

## Votes

- EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION & PLANNING: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 2/27/2018 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 3/7/2018 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/20/2018 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 3/14/2018 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/29/2018 3/22/2018 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION & PLANNING SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration & Planning 2/13/2018 (5) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hawk — primary (person)
- Norris — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-30** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-31** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** P2C, ref. to Education Administration & Planning-- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-05** Assigned to s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
- **2018-02-07** Placed on s/c cal Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee for 2/13/2018
- **2018-02-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-13** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration & Planning `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Placed on cal. Education Administration & Planning for 2/20/2018
- **2018-02-14** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/21/2018
- **2018-02-20** Action def. in Education Administration & Planning to 2/27/2018
- **2018-02-21** Placed on cal. Education Administration & Planning for 2/27/2018
- **2018-02-21** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-21** Action deferred in Senate Government Operations Committee to 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-27** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-28** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/7/2018
- **2018-02-28** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/7/2018
- **2018-02-28** Action deferred in Senate Government Operations Committee to 3/7/2018
- **2018-03-07** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-07** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-07** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-07** Refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2018-03-08** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-14** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 3/20/2018
- **2018-03-14** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-14** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/21/2018
- **2018-03-14** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/21/2018
- **2018-03-20** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/22/2018
- **2018-03-21** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-03-22** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/29/2018
- **2018-03-23** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/26/2018
- **2018-03-26** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 3 `passage`
- **2018-03-26** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0895)
- **2018-03-26** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0710)
- **2018-03-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-03-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-29** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-03-29** Passed H., as am., Ayes 51, Nays 41, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-29** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0720) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2018-03-29** Am. tabled. (Amendment 9 - HA1028) `amendment-deferral`
- **2018-03-29** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 8 - HA1027) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2018-03-29** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 7 - HA1024) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2018-03-29** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 6 - HA1023) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2018-03-29** Am. tabled. (Amendment 2 - HA1002) `amendment-deferral`
- **2018-03-29** Am. tabled. (Amendment 5 - HA1012) `amendment-deferral`
- **2018-03-29** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 4 - HA1010) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2018-03-29** H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA1009) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-29** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-03-29** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2018-04-02** Placed on Senate Message Calendar calendar for 4/4/2018
- **2018-04-04** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-04-04** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-04-04** Concurred, Ayes 24, Nays 7 (Amendment 3 - HA1009) `passage`
- **2018-04-05** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-06** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-06** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-04-11** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 657
- **2018-04-11** Pub. Ch. 657
- **2018-04-11** Effective date(s) 04/06/2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cfafe386-8f0d-44fa-8931-455f8e680678`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).