---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges Tennessee universities to adopt principles of institutional neutrality, free expression and civil discourse, and the preservation of a safe and respectful campus. -"
description: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges Tennessee universities to adopt principles of institutional neutrality, free expression and civil discourse, and the preservation of a safe and respectful campus. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HJR 175"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 175 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["General Assembly", "Statement of Intent or Position"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cochran"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 29
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2025-02-06"
last_action: "2025-04-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1320526b-f0d6-4e0d-860f-aded931f29f0"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HJR0175&ga=114"
source_hash: "3552eb0923adac20bbe1bd54a4731e0ceda342927b2a4eb77f6e6d83f8d4cd87"
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 HJR 175 (114) — General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges Tennessee universities to adopt principles of institutional neutrality, free expression and civil discourse, and the preservation of a safe and respectful campus. -

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HJR0175.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT 3/3/2025 Passed — **72–13** (pass) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for concurrence by Senate Education Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 3/19/2025 Passed — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/3/2025 2/27/2025 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur 3/26/2025 Passed — **26–5** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE HIGHER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee 2/19/2025 Passed (3) — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/25/2025 Passed (2) — **13–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cochran — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-06** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Intro., ref. to Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-11** Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-12** Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 2/19/2025
- **2025-02-12** Sponsor change. `sponsorship`
- **2025-02-19** Placed on cal. Education Committee for 2/25/2025
- **2025-02-19** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-25** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-25** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-02-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/27/2025
- **2025-02-27** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/3/2025
- **2025-03-03** Adopted, Ayes 72, Nays 13, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2025-03-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-03-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-11** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-12** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025
- **2025-03-18** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-19** Recommended for concurrence by Senate Education Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2025-03-21** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/24/2025
- **2025-03-24** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/26/2025
- **2025-03-24** Senate Reset on calendar 3/26/2025
- **2025-03-26** Concurred, Ayes 26, Nays 5 `passage`
- **2025-03-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-27** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-27** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-03-28** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-01** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-07** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1320526b-f0d6-4e0d-860f-aded931f29f0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).