# Tennessee SB 1359: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 12; Title 49; Title 66 and Title 67, relative to higher education.

Tennessee SB 1359, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 12; Title 49; Title 66 and Title 67, relative to higher education., 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).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1359
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 12; Title 49; Title 66 and Title 67, relative to higher education.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2025-05-15, Effective date(s) 05/09/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Education, Higher
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (147 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New rules for redirecting university capital funds: mixed, low. Public four‑year universities can ask to use certain state building funds for other needs, subject to available appropriations. They must apply to the finance commissioner and show the spending is essential to their mission and no other money is available. The comptroller and finance commissioner s…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-22 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2025 | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-15 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/15/2025 | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (29)

- 2025-05-15: Effective date(s) 05/09/2025
- 2025-05-15: Pub. Ch. 467
- 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)
- 2025-04-22: Passed H., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House)
- 2025-04-22: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0517) (House)
- 2025-04-22: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0260) (House)
- 2025-04-22: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2025-04-16: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2025-04-15: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0376) (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0268) (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 1 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/8/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/8/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/26/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/26/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0467.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1359.pdf)
- HA0260: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0260.pdf)
- HA0517: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0517.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1359.pdf)
- SA0268: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0268.pdf)
- SA0376: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0376.pdf)

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- 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)
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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0467.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1359.pdf)
- [HA0260 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0260.pdf)
- [HA0517 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0517.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1359.pdf)
- [SA0268 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0268.pdf)
- [SA0376 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0376.pdf)

## Related
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- [SB 1255: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 6…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1255-2025-2026)
- [SB 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1232-2025-2026)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1359-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).