---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sports - As enacted, revises present law relative to an intercollegiate athlete's name, image, or likeness. - Amends TCA Title 49."
description: "Sports - As enacted, revises present law relative to an intercollegiate athlete's name, image, or likeness. - Amends TCA Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 536"
citation: "Tennessee SB 536 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sports"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stevens"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-30"
last_action: "2025-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6374ab6a-bd9c-49ca-9a3d-984a788be5cf"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0536&ga=114"
source_hash: "c54f250f83f9d8520280088b25d96ffde7554c9ed67969e5dd356b2165fe7770"
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 536 (114) — Sports - As enacted, revises present law relative to an intercollegiate athlete's name, image, or likeness. - Amends TCA Title 49.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0234** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0234.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0174** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0174.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0536.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 Passed (1) — **78–9** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/24/2025 Passed (2) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/19/2025 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/21/2025 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** 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
- **2025-03-19** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2025-03-21** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/24/2025
- **2025-03-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-03-24** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-24** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0174)
- **2025-03-27** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2025-04-16** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/17/2025
- **2025-04-16** Passed H., as am., Ayes 78, Nays 9, PNV 8 `passage`
- **2025-04-16** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0234) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-16** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-17** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/21/2025
- **2025-04-17** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/21/2025
- **2025-04-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-21** Concurred, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0234) `passage`
- **2025-04-23** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-29** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-01** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-13** Effective date(s) 05/01/2025
- **2025-05-13** Pub. Ch. 300

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6374ab6a-bd9c-49ca-9a3d-984a788be5cf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).