---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education, Higher - As enacted, makes changes relative to a governing board of a public institution of higher education determining the institutional accrediting agencies or associations eligible to serve as an accreditor; prohibits an accrediting agency or association from compelling a public institution of higher education to violate any state law. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7."
description: "Education, Higher - As enacted, makes changes relative to a governing board of a public institution of higher education determining the institutional accrediting agencies or associations eligible to serve as an accreditor; prohibits an accrediting agency or association from compelling a public institution of higher education to violate any state law. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2528"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2528 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education", "Higher"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stevens"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-31"
last_action: "2024-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1bb044aa-114c-4438-9969-d203a6f4b441"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2528&GA=113"
source_hash: "a4aa88149994212f5df20a9848c7cb8d2b1f43aca6ea7724e1aaf6c5c605e25a"
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 2528 (113) — Education, Higher - As enacted, makes changes relative to a governing board of a public institution of higher education determining the institutional accrediting agencies or associations eligible to serve as an accreditor; prohibits an accrediting agency or association from compelling a public institution of higher education to violate any state law. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0947** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0947.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0973** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0973.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0785** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0785.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2528.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/20/2024 Passed (3) — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2024 Passed (1) — **81–11** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/1/2024 Passed (2) — **26–5** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/17/2024 Passed (1) — **26–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/13/2024
- **2024-03-13** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/20/2024
- **2024-03-14** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/20/2024
- **2024-03-20** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2024-03-28** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/1/2024
- **2024-04-01** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-04-01** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 5 `passage`
- **2024-04-01** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0785)
- **2024-04-04** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-16** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/17/2024
- **2024-04-16** Passed H., as am., Ayes 81, Nays 11, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-16** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0973) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-16** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0947) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-16** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-17** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-17** Concurred, Ayes 26, Nays 4 (Amendment 2 - HA0973) `passage`
- **2024-04-18** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-18** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-19** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-13** Effective date(s) 05/01/2024
- **2024-05-13** Pub. Ch. 868

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1bb044aa-114c-4438-9969-d203a6f4b441`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).