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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education, Higher - As enacted, extends and expands provisions regarding the process of selecting persons to fill certain positions at a public institution of higher education in this state. - Amends TCA Section 49-7-154."
description: "Education, Higher - As enacted, extends and expands provisions regarding the process of selecting persons to fill certain positions at a public institution of higher education in this state. - Amends TCA Section 49-7-154."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 473"
citation: "Tennessee HB 473 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education", "Higher"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["White", "Yager"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-02-02"
last_action: "2021-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0f2414c1-6f61-4023-999f-4b7ce9123eab"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0473&GA=112"
source_hash: "84d2412312fb21f97dcbd5980b790773f2a25c851b47d93547f4cb47737f4a24"
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 473 (112) — Education, Higher - As enacted, extends and expands provisions regarding the process of selecting persons to fill certain positions at a public institution of higher education in this state. - Amends TCA Section 49-7-154.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0473.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE HIGHER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration 2/23/2021 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/22/2021 Passed (1) — **300** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/15/2021 Passed (1) — **880** (pass) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/17/2021 Passed (2) — **90** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/3/2021 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/15/2021 3/11/2021 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- White — primary (person)
- Yager — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-02** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-03** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 2/16/2021
- **2021-02-10** Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** P2C, ref. to Education Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2021-02-16** Meeting Canceled
- **2021-02-17** Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 2/23/2021
- **2021-02-23** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-24** Placed on cal. Education Administration for 3/3/2021
- **2021-03-03** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/11/2021
- **2021-03-10** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-11** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/15/2021
- **2021-03-15** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2021-03-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-03-17** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-03-18** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-03-18** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/22/2021
- **2021-03-22** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-22** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-03-22** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-03-23** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-03-26** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-03-29** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-03-31** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-07** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-12** Effective date(s) 04/07/2021
- **2021-04-12** Pub. Ch. 92
- **2021-04-12** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 92
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0f2414c1-6f61-4023-999f-4b7ce9123eab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).