republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/114/sb-1713.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "State Government - As enacted, requires either the executive head or president of each public institution of higher education, or the chief executive head of any of its campuses to submit an annual attestation of compliance to the comptroller of the treasury no later than January 1, 2027, and each January 1 thereafter, that such entity has not implemented a discriminatory preference to increase diversity, equity, or inclusion; authorizes the attorney general to make certain related investigations. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 49."
description: "State Government - As enacted, requires either the executive head or president of each public institution of higher education, or the chief executive head of any of its campuses to submit an annual attestation of compliance to the comptroller of the treasury no later than January 1, 2027, and each January 1 thereafter, that such entity has not implemented a discriminatory preference to increase diversity, equity, or inclusion; authorizes the attorney general to make certain related investigations. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1713"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1713 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-01-15"
last_action: "2026-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/303f35b9-7c41-43d4-a7e3-553cd47d04ed"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1713&ga=114"
source_hash: "f531abdf3c4b7c3bf0b7ff00294f8f50c09ac9eddae2b8382ca00ee82e83ad8c"
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 SB 1713 (114) — State Government - As enacted, requires either the executive head or president of each public institution of higher education, or the chief executive head of any of its campuses to submit an annual attestation of compliance to the comptroller of the treasury no later than January 1, 2027, and each January 1 thereafter, that such entity has not implemented a discriminatory preference to increase diversity, equity, or inclusion; authorizes the attorney general to make certain related investigations. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 49.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA1027** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1027.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA1028** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1028.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0549** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0549.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1713.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed (1) — **66–20** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/12/2026 Passed — **27–6** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/3/2026 Passed (2) — **6–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/22/2026 Passed (1) — **26–5** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed (2) — **63–23** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-15** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-21** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-01-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/3/2026
- **2026-03-03** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0
- **2026-03-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/12/2026
- **2026-03-12** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-12** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 6 `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0549)
- **2026-03-16** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-21** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/22/2026
- **2026-04-21** Passed H., as am., Ayes 66, Nays 20, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2026-04-21** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1028) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1027) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-21** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-22** Concurred, Ayes 26, Nays 5 (Amendment 2 - HA1028) `passage`
- **2026-04-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-30** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-05-07** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-27** Effective date(s) 05/22/2026
- **2026-05-27** Pub. Ch. 1083

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/303f35b9-7c41-43d4-a7e3-553cd47d04ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).