Education, Higher - As enacted, makes changes to present law regarding an intercollegiate athlete's name, image, or likeness. - Amends TCA Title 49.
This law removes a specific restriction from Tennessee's higher education code that previously governed how colleges handle the names, images, or likenesses of intercollegiate athletes. By deleting a particular subdivision in the existing statute, the bill simplifies the legal framework surrounding these rights without adding new rules or changing current practices. The change directly affects universities and athletic programs in the state by eliminating an outdated provision, though it does not alter how athletes currently manage their identities.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Jan 30, 2023
Signed May 1, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2024 · House Apr 16, 2024
How they voted
32–0
Passed
Total votes 32
Mar 25, 2024
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
11
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 1, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 16, 2024
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0948)
upper
Apr 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 86, Nays 1, PNV 6
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0784)
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Mar 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/20/2024
upper
Mar 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/20/2024
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/13/2024
upper
Feb 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Jan 30, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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