Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed Senate 5 R cosponsors

SB 1021 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 14; Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9, relative to higher education.

Last action — Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 05, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 56% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Education, Higher - As introduced, adds the general assembly to the list of entities that each public institution of higher education must submit its annual foreign gifts and contracts disclosure report. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 14; Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  4. Ref. to Education Committee

  5. Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee

  6. Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  7. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee of Education Committee

  8. Filed for introduction

  9. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  10. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  11. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2026

  12. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  13. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026

  14. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0688)

  15. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  16. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  17. Sponsor(s) Added.

  18. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 128 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (128)

128 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1021 do?
Education, Higher - As introduced, adds the general assembly to the list of entities that each public institution of higher education must submit its annual foreign gifts and contracts disclosure report. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 14; Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9.
Who sponsors SB 1021?
SB 1021 is sponsored by White, Dawn (Republican), Bailey, Paul (Republican), Bowling, Janice (Republican), Rose, Paul (Republican), and Stevens, John (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1021?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 05, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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