# Tennessee SB 0933: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, to revise appointing authority for statutorily created entities. Tennessee SB 0933, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, to revise appointing authority for statutorily created entities., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-15 (Effective date(s) 05/09/2025) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0933-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee SB 0933 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, to revise appointing authority for statutorily created entities. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-05 - Last action: 2025-05-15, Effective date(s) 05/09/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: Boards and Commissions - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (106 yes, 22 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Tennessee trustees face service and attendance limits: cost, low. Later University of Tennessee trustee appointments last six years, beginning July 1 and ending June 30. Trustees can serve no more than two consecutive terms, including initial terms, successor terms, and terms filling vacancies. After two consecutive terms, they must wait four years after their la… - State university boards share appointment power: mixed, low. Each state university board has 12 members: 11 voting members and one nonvoting student. The final appointment structure gives the governor six voting appointments and each legislative speaker two. At least eight voting members must be Tennessee residents or nonresidents who significantly supported… - Tennessee board grows and shares appointments: mixed, low. The law expands the affected Tennessee higher education board from 19 to 21 members. The governor appoints ten public members: one from each congressional district and one at-large. The Senate and House speakers each appoint two at-large members. For specified seats, speakers choose successors when… - Tennessee trustees share power and representation: mixed, low. The University of Tennessee board has 14 members, including the agriculture commissioner as a voting member and one nonvoting student. The governor appoints eight voting trustees; the Senate and House speakers each appoint two. Each speaker appoints one member on or after the law’s effective date a… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tom Hatcher (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Powers ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 | pass | 75 | 17 | | | 2025-03-31 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/31/2025 | pass | 23 | 5 | | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (25) - 2025-05-15: Effective date(s) 05/09/2025 - 2025-05-15: Pub. Ch. 452 - 2025-05-09: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-04-29: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Passed H., Ayes 75, Nays 17, PNV 0 (House) - 2025-04-21: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0237) (House) - 2025-04-21: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2025-04-03: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2025-03-31: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 23, Nays 5 (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/31/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Senate Reset on calendar for 3/31/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0175) (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/27/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Refer to Senate Education Committee (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Recalled from Senate Commerce & Labor Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0452.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0919.pdf) - HA0237: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0237.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0933.pdf) - SA0175: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0175.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0855: 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… (signed) - SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to low-income housing. (signed) - SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (signed) - SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (signed) - HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 1987; Chapter 74 of the Private Acts of 1995; Chapter… (signed) - HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0452.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0919.pdf) - [HA0237 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0237.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0933.pdf) - [SA0175 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0175.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0855-2025-2026) - [SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0539-2025-2026) - [SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0254-2025-2026) - [SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0198-2025-2026) - [HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2666-2025-2026) - [HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2670-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0933-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).