---
type: "Bill"
title: "Board of Regents - As enacted, allows the governing board of a public institution of higher education to employ a law enforcement officer in the same manner as a public institution of higher education governed by the board. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7."
description: "Board of Regents - As enacted, allows the governing board of a public institution of higher education to employ a law enforcement officer in the same manner as a public institution of higher education governed by the board. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 2340"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2340 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Board of Regents"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carter", "Gresham"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 30
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-01-29"
last_action: "2020-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a4a41b0c-943a-4a59-a2fe-1481129e64bb"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2340&GA=111"
source_hash: "e573bbdb9f3aa73c56a0dcf63d01bfdf8758420c06d5c38a1b06b6ca5eaae472"
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 2340 (111) — Board of Regents - As enacted, allows the governing board of a public institution of higher education to employ a law enforcement officer in the same manner as a public institution of higher education governed by the board. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7.

## 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/111/Bill/SB2340.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/19/2020 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/5/2020 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/5/2020 Passed (2) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/26/2020 Passed (3) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/24/2020 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HIGHER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education 2/11/2020 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Carter — primary (person)
- Gresham — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-29** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-02-03** P2C, ref. to Education `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-04** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-04** Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-05** Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 2/11/2020
- **2020-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2020-02-11** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-12** Placed on cal. Education for 2/19/2020
- **2020-02-19** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/26/2020
- **2020-02-19** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/20/2020
- **2020-02-19** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-20** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/24/2020
- **2020-02-24** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-25** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2020-02-26** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-02-27** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-03-03** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/5/2020
- **2020-03-05** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2020-03-05** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-05** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2020-03-06** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2020-03-09** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-03-10** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-03-11** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2020-03-20** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-04-06** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 630
- **2020-04-06** Pub. Ch. 630
- **2020-04-06** Effective date(s) 03/20/2020

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a4a41b0c-943a-4a59-a2fe-1481129e64bb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).