# Tennessee SB 2589: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, relative to the Tennessee arts commission. Tennessee SB 2589, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, relative to the Tennessee arts commission., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2589-2025-2026 - 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 2589 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, relative to the Tennessee arts commission. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-02 - Last action: 2026-05-27, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Tennessee Arts Commission - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (111 yes, 14 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New members and terms for Tennessee’s Arts Commission: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law removes the existing Tennessee Arts Commission members and replaces them with 15 appointees. The governor appoints one member from each of Tennessee’s nine congressional districts. The Senate and House speakers each appoint one member from western, middle, and easter… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 | pass | 73 | 14 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/5/2026 | pass | 30 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (20) - 2026-05-27: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-05-27: Pub. Ch. 983 - 2026-05-19: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-05-11: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-30: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-29: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Passed H., Ayes 73, Nays 14, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-04-21: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0882) (House) - 2026-04-21: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-03-09: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2026-03-05: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0530) (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/5/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/25/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0983.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB2220.pdf) - HA0882: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0882.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2589.pdf) - SA0530: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0530.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 2725: AN ACT to amend Chapter 48 of the Private Acts of 1919; as amended and rewritten by Chapter 15 of the Private Acts of 2013; Chapter 25 of the Private Acts of 2… (failed) - SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 204 of the Private Acts of 1990; and an… (failed) - SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (signed) - SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapte… (failed) - SB 2557: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 10; Title 12; Title 29; Title 35; Title 36; Title 37; Tit… (failed) - SB 2504: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 58 and Title 67, Chapter 4, relative to disaster response. (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0983.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB2220.pdf) - [HA0882 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0882.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2589.pdf) - [SA0530 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0530.pdf) ## Related - [SB 2725: AN ACT to amend Chapter 48 of the Private Acts of 1919; as amended and rewritte…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2725-2025-2026) - [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026) - [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026) - [SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2716-2025-2026) - [SB 2557: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2557-2025-2026) - [SB 2504: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 58 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2504-2025-2026) - [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-SB2589-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).