# Tennessee SB 1649: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to state university boards.

Tennessee SB 1649, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to state university boards., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-04-13 (Sponsor(s) Added.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1649
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to state university boards.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Sponsor(s) Added.
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: State Universities
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (8 yes, 0 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: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jessie Seal (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-18 | Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2026-04-13: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Companion House Bill substituted (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Senate Reset on calendar for 4/13/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Senate Reset on calendar for 4/6/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-26: Senate Reset on calendar for 4/2/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/26/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/18/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/18/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1649.pdf)
- HA1038: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1038.pdf)
- HA1042: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1042.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1649.pdf)
- SA0807: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0807.pdf)

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- SB 1602: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to leaving the scene of an accident. (signed)
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- SB 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relative to expunction of criminal records. (signed)
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## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1649.pdf)
- [HA1038 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1038.pdf)
- [HA1042 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1042.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1649.pdf)
- [SA0807 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0807.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1649-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).