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type: "Bill"
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title: "Education, Higher - As enacted, divides the appointing authority for the nine voting members of the Tennessee higher education commission among the governor, the speaker of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives equally; establishes various tuition and fee limitations and requirements for public institutions of higher education. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 14; Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9."
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description: "Education, Higher - As enacted, divides the appointing authority for the nine voting members of the Tennessee higher education commission among the governor, the speaker of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives equally; establishes various tuition and fee limitations and requirements for public institutions of higher education. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 14; Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 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: "114"
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identifier: "SB 2079"
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citation: "Tennessee SB 2079 (114)"
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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: ["Watson"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 24
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2026-01-22"
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last_action: "2026-05-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f53459cc-b556-4c3d-a6ef-1289124f338d"
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source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2079&ga=114"
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source_hash: "71efffc909339d4b2ca42f3d8fff33209159f4626cd74024b7eb516040891d7c"
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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 SB 2079 (114) — Education, Higher - As enacted, divides the appointing authority for the nine voting members of the Tennessee higher education commission among the governor, the speaker of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives equally; establishes various tuition and fee limitations and requirements for public institutions of higher education. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 14; Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 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. **Amendment HA0906** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0906.pdf)
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2. **Amendment SA0490** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0490.pdf)
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3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2079.pdf)
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## Votes
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- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment, refer to Senate Education Committee 2/18/2026 Passed — **7–0** (pass) · upper
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- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/30/2026 Passed (1) — **28–3** (pass) · upper
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- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 Passed (1) — **86–8** (pass) · lower
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- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/18/2026 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Watson — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-22** Filed for introduction `filing`
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- **2026-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2026-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-11** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/18/2026
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- **2026-02-18** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Education Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 2
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- **2026-03-12** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/18/2026
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- **2026-03-18** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
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- **2026-03-18** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
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- **2026-03-27** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026
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- **2026-03-30** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
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- **2026-03-30** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
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- **2026-03-30** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 3 `passage`
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- **2026-03-30** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0490)
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- **2026-04-02** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
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- **2026-04-06** Passed H., Ayes 86, Nays 8, PNV 0 `passage`
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- **2026-04-06** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0906) `amendment-withdrawal`
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- **2026-04-06** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
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- **2026-04-08** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
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- **2026-04-09** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-04-14** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-04-15** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-23** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-01** Effective date(s) 04/23/2026, 07/01/2026
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- **2026-05-01** Pub. Ch. 799
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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/f53459cc-b556-4c3d-a6ef-1289124f338d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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