Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed Senate 1 R cosponsors

SB 1899 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to higher education.

Last action — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

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  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 January 21, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

Prognosis

Stalled 28% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Education, Higher - As introduced, allows a public institution of higher education to suspend a faculty member, including tenured faculty members, without pay during the pendency of any investigation or hearings conducted to determine whether adequate cause for the faculty member's termination exists; requires the president or chief executive officer for a public institution of higher education who is selected or appointed by the institution's governing board on or after July 1, 2026, to be confirmed by the senate and house of representatives. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

  2. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/18/2026

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

  4. Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

  5. Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/11/2026

  6. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/25/2026

  7. P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  8. Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee

  9. Intro., P1C.

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

  11. Filed for introduction

  12. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  13. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (132)

132 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1899 do?
Education, Higher - As introduced, allows a public institution of higher education to suspend a faculty member, including tenured faculty members, without pay during the pendency of any investigation or hearings conducted to determine whether adequate cause for the faculty member's termination exists; requires the president or chief executive officer for a public institution of higher education who is selected or appointed by the institution's governing board on or after July 1, 2026, to be confirmed by the senate and house of representatives. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Who sponsors SB 1899?
SB 1899 is sponsored by Hensley, Joey (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1899?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 21, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
Where can I track SB 1899?
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