republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/114/hb-2141.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education, Higher - As enacted, prohibits, until July 1, 2033, public disclosure of certain commercial contracts entered into in furtherance of an intercollegiate athletics program; extends the prohibition on public disclosure of certain records containing information relating to game or player integrity beyond July 1, 2026; clarifies that protecting certain intercollegiate athletics program records from disclosure does not create any private right of action or basis for any injunctive or equitable relief, except for certain claims made by a business. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 1."
description: "Education, Higher - As enacted, prohibits, until July 1, 2033, public disclosure of certain commercial contracts entered into in furtherance of an intercollegiate athletics program; extends the prohibition on public disclosure of certain records containing information relating to game or player integrity beyond July 1, 2026; clarifies that protecting certain intercollegiate athletics program records from disclosure does not create any private right of action or basis for any injunctive or equitable relief, except for certain claims made by a business. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 2141"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2141 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education", "Higher"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Zachary"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 28
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c0cebadc-593c-42c4-91b3-8d75a349e701"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2141&ga=114"
source_hash: "d82dfb77a020be691b984e56f4988d582f503098cf413793595d494c336e3f57"
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 2141 (114) — Education, Higher - As enacted, prohibits, until July 1, 2033, public disclosure of certain commercial contracts entered into in furtherance of an intercollegiate athletics program; extends the prohibition on public disclosure of certain records containing information relating to game or player integrity beyond July 1, 2026; clarifies that protecting certain intercollegiate athletics program records from disclosure does not create any private right of action or basis for any injunctive or equitable relief, except for certain claims made by a business. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 1.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0637** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0637.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2141.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/26/2026 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/10/2026 Passed (3) — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2026 Passed (1) — **74–6** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026 3/12/2026 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE HIGHER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee 3/4/2026 Passed (4) — **6–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Zachary — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-04** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2026-02-05** Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-05** P2C, ref. to Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-25** Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/4/2026
- **2026-03-04** Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026
- **2026-03-04** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-05** Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026
- **2026-03-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-10** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-11** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2026
- **2026-03-12** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026
- **2026-03-16** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/19/2026
- **2026-03-16** Reset on cal. for 3/19/2026
- **2026-03-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-03-19** Passed H., as am., Ayes 74, Nays 6, PNV 7 `passage`
- **2026-03-19** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0637) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-23** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-03-26** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2026-03-26** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2026-03-27** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-04-01** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-01** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-07** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-24** Effective date(s) 04/16/2026
- **2026-04-24** Pub. Ch. 759

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c0cebadc-593c-42c4-91b3-8d75a349e701`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).