---
type: "Bill"
title: "Tennessee Arts Commission - As enacted, reconstitutes the commission. - Amends TCA Title 4."
description: "Tennessee Arts Commission - As enacted, reconstitutes the commission. - Amends TCA Title 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2589"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2589 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Tennessee Arts Commission"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jackson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/41698702-31bb-40ba-a43b-db9590e37023"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2589&ga=114"
source_hash: "e21abc27849b65d3598e2e5b7b1f8e169febff8e2a80d0921674eb0071f5f13f"
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 2589 (114) — Tennessee Arts Commission - As enacted, reconstitutes the commission. - Amends TCA Title 4.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0882** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0882.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0530** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0530.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2589.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed (1) — **73–14** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/5/2026 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/25/2026 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jackson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-18** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/25/2026
- **2026-02-25** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-03-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/5/2026
- **2026-03-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-05** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-05** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0530)
- **2026-03-09** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-21** Passed H., Ayes 73, Nays 14, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0882) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-21** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-29** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-07** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-27** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- **2026-05-27** Pub. Ch. 983

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/41698702-31bb-40ba-a43b-db9590e37023`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).