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type: "Bill"
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title: "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."
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "110"
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identifier: "HB 2115"
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citation: "Tennessee HB 2115 (110)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Education", "Higher"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Hawk", "Norris"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 63
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2018-01-30"
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last_action: "2018-04-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cfafe386-8f0d-44fa-8931-455f8e680678"
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source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2115&GA=110"
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source_hash: "934a1bcea59d236b4eba0220ed9426bdacfb355c0f8405be22dd1a0d5fbb359f"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
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---
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# Tennessee HB 2115 (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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB2115.pdf)
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## Votes
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- EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION & PLANNING: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 2/27/2018 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 3/7/2018 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/20/2018 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 3/14/2018 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/29/2018 3/22/2018 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION & PLANNING SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration & Planning 2/13/2018 (5) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Hawk — primary (person)
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- Norris — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-01-30** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2018-01-31** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
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- **2018-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2018-02-01** P2C, ref. to Education Administration & Planning-- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
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- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2018-02-05** Assigned to s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
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- **2018-02-07** Placed on s/c cal Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee for 2/13/2018
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- **2018-02-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2018-02-13** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration & Planning `referral-committee`
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- **2018-02-14** Placed on cal. Education Administration & Planning for 2/20/2018
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- **2018-02-14** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/21/2018
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- **2018-02-20** Action def. in Education Administration & Planning to 2/27/2018
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- **2018-02-21** Placed on cal. Education Administration & Planning for 2/27/2018
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- **2018-02-21** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/28/2018
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- **2018-02-21** Action deferred in Senate Government Operations Committee to 2/28/2018
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- **2018-02-27** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-02-28** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/7/2018
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- **2018-02-28** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/7/2018
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- **2018-02-28** Action deferred in Senate Government Operations Committee to 3/7/2018
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- **2018-03-07** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/14/2018
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- **2018-03-07** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2018-03-07** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-03-07** Refer to Senate Education Committee
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- **2018-03-08** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/14/2018
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- **2018-03-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2018-03-14** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 3/20/2018
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- **2018-03-14** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-03-14** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/21/2018
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- **2018-03-14** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/21/2018
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- **2018-03-20** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-03-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/22/2018
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- **2018-03-21** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
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- **2018-03-22** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/29/2018
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- **2018-03-23** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/26/2018
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- **2018-03-26** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 3 `passage`
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- **2018-03-26** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0895)
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- **2018-03-26** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0710)
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- **2018-03-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
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- **2018-03-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2018-03-29** Comp. SB subst.
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- **2018-03-29** Passed H., as am., Ayes 51, Nays 41, PNV 0 `passage`
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- **2018-03-29** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0720) `amendment-withdrawal`
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- **2018-03-29** Am. tabled. (Amendment 9 - HA1028) `amendment-deferral`
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- **2018-03-29** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 8 - HA1027) `amendment-withdrawal`
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- **2018-03-29** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 7 - HA1024) `amendment-withdrawal`
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- **2018-03-29** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 6 - HA1023) `amendment-withdrawal`
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- **2018-03-29** Am. tabled. (Amendment 2 - HA1002) `amendment-deferral`
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- **2018-03-29** Am. tabled. (Amendment 5 - HA1012) `amendment-deferral`
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- **2018-03-29** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 4 - HA1010) `amendment-withdrawal`
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- **2018-03-29** H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA1009) `amendment-passage`
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- **2018-03-29** Subst. for comp. HB.
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- **2018-03-29** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
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- **2018-04-02** Placed on Senate Message Calendar calendar for 4/4/2018
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- **2018-04-04** Signed by Senate Speaker
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- **2018-04-04** Enrolled and ready for signatures
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- **2018-04-04** Concurred, Ayes 24, Nays 7 (Amendment 3 - HA1009) `passage`
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- **2018-04-05** Signed by H. Speaker
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- **2018-04-06** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2018-04-06** Transmitted to Governor for action.
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- **2018-04-11** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 657
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- **2018-04-11** Pub. Ch. 657
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- **2018-04-11** Effective date(s) 04/06/2018
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cfafe386-8f0d-44fa-8931-455f8e680678`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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