---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education, Higher - As enacted, enacts the \"Charlie Kirk Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 49."
description: "Education, Higher - As enacted, enacts the \"Charlie Kirk Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1741"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1741 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education", "Higher"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rose"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-01-16"
last_action: "2026-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/89f2aa66-dbf6-4b7c-abe3-cc9a6e98d8e7"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1741&ga=114"
source_hash: "cf9becbac6fbbaefc1073ec2c7231162d5756fff0e6348ded554181120eb6ff0"
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 1741 (114) — Education, Higher - As enacted, enacts the "Charlie Kirk Act." - Amends TCA Title 49.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA1017** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1017.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0794** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0794.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1741.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2026 Passed — **74–22** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2026 Passed (1) — **74–22** (pass) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/18/2026 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/26/2026 Passed (1) — **26–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rose — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-16** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-21** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-01-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-12** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-26** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/4/2026
- **2026-03-04** Reset on Final calendar of Senate Education Committee
- **2026-03-05** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2026
- **2026-03-11** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/18/2026
- **2026-03-12** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/18/2026
- **2026-03-18** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-03-24** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/26/2026
- **2026-03-25** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-26** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 6 `passage`
- **2026-03-26** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0794)
- **2026-03-30** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-13** Passed H., Ayes 74, Nays 22, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1017) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-13** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-15** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-17** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-05** Effective date(s) 04/27/2026, 07/01/2026
- **2026-05-05** Pub. Ch. 831

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/89f2aa66-dbf6-4b7c-abe3-cc9a6e98d8e7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).