# Tennessee HB 1476: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to public institutions of higher education.

Tennessee HB 1476, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to public institutions of higher education., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-05-05 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 831) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 1476
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to public institutions of higher education.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-06
- Last action: 2026-05-05, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 831
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 14
- Subjects: Education, Higher
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (34 yes, 9 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Kip Capley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Crawford (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Eldridge (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Hale (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Timothy Hill (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Justin Lafferty (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Susan M. Lynn (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Debra Moody (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Powers
- Cosponsor: Jay D. Reedy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Rudd (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Paul Sherrell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Sparks (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-13 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR &amp; RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-07 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 16 | 4 |   |
| 2026-04-01 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 13 | 4 |   |
| 2026-03-18 | House | HOUSE HIGHER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 5 | 1 |   |

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0831.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1476.pdf)
- HA1017: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1017.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1476.pdf)
- SA0794: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0794.pdf)

## Related bills

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- HB 1346: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relative to expunction of criminal records. (failed)
- HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (failed)
- HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (failed)
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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0831.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1476.pdf)
- [HA1017 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1017.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1476.pdf)
- [SA0794 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0794.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 1380: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1380-2025-2026)
- [HB 1346: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1346-2025-2026)
- [HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0794-2025-2026)
- [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026)
- [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026)
- [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1476-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).
