---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education, Higher - As enacted, authorizes, subject to appropriation, an institution of higher education to request to redirect the institution's capital outlay funds for purposes other than those set out in the 2022 appropriations act; makes related revisions. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 12; Title 49; Title 66 and Title 67."
description: "Education, Higher - As enacted, authorizes, subject to appropriation, an institution of higher education to request to redirect the institution's capital outlay funds for purposes other than those set out in the 2022 appropriations act; makes related revisions. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 12; Title 49; Title 66 and Title 67."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1359"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1359 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education", "Higher"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Watson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 29
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-02-06"
last_action: "2025-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f09702d4-4f16-41b6-829d-c357ee8752f0"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1359&ga=114"
source_hash: "cd4a22bc9a5ec1c8c1223d6f885d2d36713ea980fb378a5f368db6aaaa60a65e"
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 1359 (114) — Education, Higher - As enacted, authorizes, subject to appropriation, an institution of higher education to request to redirect the institution's capital outlay funds for purposes other than those set out in the 2022 appropriations act; makes related revisions. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 12; Title 49; Title 66 and Title 67.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0260** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0260.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0517** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0517.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0268** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0268.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0376** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0376.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1359.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/15/2025 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 1 PNV 0 4/8/2025 Passed — **9–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2025 Passed (1) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/26/2025 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Watson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-06** 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`
- **2025-03-12** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025
- **2025-03-19** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/26/2025
- **2025-03-19** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/26/2025
- **2025-03-26** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2025-04-07** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/8/2025
- **2025-04-07** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/8/2025
- **2025-04-08** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2025-04-11** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025
- **2025-04-14** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025
- **2025-04-15** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-04-15** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-15** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0376)
- **2025-04-15** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0268)
- **2025-04-16** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2025-04-22** Passed H., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0517) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-04-22** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0260) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-04-22** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-28** 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** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-15** Effective date(s) 05/09/2025
- **2025-05-15** Pub. Ch. 467

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f09702d4-4f16-41b6-829d-c357ee8752f0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).