republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/110/sb-2260.md

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Bill	Education, Higher - As enacted, enacts the University of Tennessee Focusing on Campus and University Success (FOCUS) Act; reconstitutes the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee and revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 9.	Education, Higher - As enacted, enacts the University of Tennessee Focusing on Campus and University Success (FOCUS) Act; reconstitutes the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee and revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 9.	us/states/tn	Tennessee General Assembly	110	SB 2260	Tennessee SB 2260 (110)	bill	Education Higher	enacted	Hawk Norris	1	63	8	2018-01-30	2018-04-11	openstates	ocd-bill/21cfe63b-e407-40f1-9570-065647e1d6b9	http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2260&GA=110	4333e6426d5a1a7070dad6efc70bd6c3f1034374912e9f311921cb6f3bfa23aa	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-tn

Tennessee SB 2260 (110) — Education, Higher - As enacted, enacts the University of Tennessee Focusing on Campus and University Success (FOCUS) Act; reconstitutes the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee and revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 9.

Version chain

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

1. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• FLOOR VOTE: LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 9 BY CLEMMONS PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/29/2018 PASSED — 61–34 (fail) · lower
• FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration, as amended 3/26/2018 PASSED — 27–3 (fail) · upper
• FLOOR VOTE: PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/29/2018 UNKNOWN — 55–35 (fail) · lower
• FLOOR VOTE: LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY DANIEL PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/29/2018 PASSED — 60–34 (fail) · lower
• FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 3 4/4/2018 PASSED — 24–7 (fail) · upper
• FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/29/2018 UNKNOWN — 51–41 (fail) · lower
• FLOOR VOTE: LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 5 BY DANIEL PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/29/2018 PASSED — 55–37 (fail) · lower
• SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/21/2018 Passed (1) — 8–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Hawk — primary (person)
• Norris — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-01-30 Filed for intro. introduction, reading-1
• 2018-01-31 Filed for introduction introduction, reading-1
• 2018-01-31 Intro., P1C. introduction
• 2018-02-01 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
• 2018-02-01 P2C, ref. to Education Administration & Planning-- Government Operations for Review referral-committee
• 2018-02-05 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
• 2018-02-05 Assigned to s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee referral-committee
• 2018-02-07 Placed on s/c cal Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee for 2/13/2018
• 2018-02-12 Sponsor(s) Added.
• 2018-02-13 Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration & Planning referral-committee
• 2018-02-14 Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/21/2018
• 2018-02-14 Placed on cal. Education Administration & Planning for 2/20/2018
• 2018-02-20 Action def. in Education Administration & Planning to 2/27/2018
• 2018-02-21 Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/28/2018
• 2018-02-21 Action deferred in Senate Government Operations Committee to 2/28/2018
• 2018-02-21 Placed on cal. Education Administration & Planning for 2/27/2018
• 2018-02-27 Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-02-28 Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/7/2018
• 2018-02-28 Action deferred in Senate Government Operations Committee to 3/7/2018
• 2018-02-28 Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/7/2018
• 2018-03-07 Refer to Senate Education Committee
• 2018-03-07 Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/14/2018
• 2018-03-07 Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee referral-committee
• 2018-03-07 Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-03-08 Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/14/2018
• 2018-03-12 Sponsor(s) Added.
• 2018-03-14 Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/21/2018
• 2018-03-14 Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/21/2018
• 2018-03-14 Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 3/20/2018
• 2018-03-14 Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-03-20 Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-03-21 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
• 2018-03-21 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/22/2018
• 2018-03-22 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/29/2018
• 2018-03-23 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/26/2018
• 2018-03-26 Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 3 passage
• 2018-03-26 Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0895)
• 2018-03-26 Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0710)
• 2018-03-27 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
• 2018-03-27 Sponsor(s) Added.
• 2018-03-29 Passed H., as am., Ayes 51, Nays 41, PNV 0 passage
• 2018-03-29 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0720) amendment-withdrawal
• 2018-03-29 Am. tabled. (Amendment 9 - HA1028) amendment-deferral
• 2018-03-29 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 8 - HA1027) amendment-withdrawal
• 2018-03-29 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 7 - HA1024) amendment-withdrawal
• 2018-03-29 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 6 - HA1023) amendment-withdrawal
• 2018-03-29 Am. tabled. (Amendment 2 - HA1002) amendment-deferral
• 2018-03-29 Am. tabled. (Amendment 5 - HA1012) amendment-deferral
• 2018-03-29 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 4 - HA1010) amendment-withdrawal
• 2018-03-29 H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA1009) amendment-passage
• 2018-03-29 Subst. for comp. HB.
• 2018-03-29 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
• 2018-03-29 Comp. SB subst.
• 2018-04-02 Placed on Senate Message Calendar calendar for 4/4/2018
• 2018-04-04 Signed by Senate Speaker
• 2018-04-04 Enrolled and ready for signatures
• 2018-04-04 Concurred, Ayes 24, Nays 7 (Amendment 3 - HA1009) passage
• 2018-04-05 Signed by H. Speaker
• 2018-04-06 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
• 2018-04-06 Transmitted to Governor for action.
• 2018-04-11 Pub. Ch. 657
• 2018-04-11 Effective date(s) 04/06/2018
• 2018-04-11 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 657

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/21cfe63b-e407-40f1-9570-065647e1d6b9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).