republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/112/hb-1351.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sports - As enacted, authorizes an intercollegiate athlete at a four-year public or private institution of higher education located in this state, other than an institution of higher education governed by the board of regents of the state university and community college system, to earn compensation for the use of the athlete's name, image, or likeness under certain conditions. - Amends TCA Title 49."
description: "Sports - As enacted, authorizes an intercollegiate athlete at a four-year public or private institution of higher education located in this state, other than an institution of higher education governed by the board of regents of the state university and community college system, to earn compensation for the use of the athlete's name, image, or likeness under certain conditions. - Amends TCA Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 1351"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1351 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sports"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kelsey", "Vaughan"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 52
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2021-02-10"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9b1be7b0-2def-481c-928d-a82c6f49de20"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1351&GA=112"
source_hash: "12972c6cc8a40cafa7dfc06097e212d75543e27343603a307d4e3c93733819aa"
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 HB 1351 (112) — Sports - As enacted, authorizes an intercollegiate athlete at a four-year public or private institution of higher education located in this state, other than an institution of higher education governed by the board of regents of the state university and community college system, to earn compensation for the use of the athlete's name, image, or likeness under certain conditions. - Amends TCA Title 49.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0278** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0278.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0245** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0245.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB1351.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/14/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/20/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/7/2021 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/26/2021 Passed (1) — **87–2** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/29/2021 Passed (1) — **26–3** (pass) · upper
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/7/2021 Passed (3) — **6–3** (pass) · upper
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/21/2021 Passed (2) — **9–1** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE HIGHER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration 3/30/2021 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/26/2021 4/22/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kelsey — primary (person)
- Vaughan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-12** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2021-02-24** Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24** P2C, ref. to Education Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-25** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-29** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-30** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-31** Placed on cal. Education Administration for 4/7/2021
- **2021-03-31** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 4/7/2021
- **2021-03-31** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-07** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-07** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0
- **2021-04-07** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-07** Sponsor change.
- **2021-04-12** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-14** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/20/2021
- **2021-04-14** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-19** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2021
- **2021-04-19** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. FW&M Comm. 4/20/21
- **2021-04-19** Refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
- **2021-04-19** Recalled from Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-04-20** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-20** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-20** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/22/2021
- **2021-04-21** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-04-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-22** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-04-26** Passed H., as am., Ayes 87, Nays 2, PNV 6 `passage`
- **2021-04-26** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0278) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-26** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-27** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-27** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/29/2021
- **2021-04-29** Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 3, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2021-04-29** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0245)
- **2021-04-29** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-04-29** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-04-30** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-05-03** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-03** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-05** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18** Effective date(s) 01/01/2022
- **2021-05-18** Pub. Ch. 400
- **2021-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 400

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9b1be7b0-2def-481c-928d-a82c6f49de20`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).