Tennessee · Senate Bill 605 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to tenure.

SB 605 Sponsored by Joey Hensley Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 25, 2023
  2. In committee Jan 30, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Education, Higher - As introduced, requires the board of regents and each state university board to post on their respective websites the tenure policy or policies for faculty at their respective institutions. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Every action

3 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenateFiled for introduction
  2. SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
  3. CommitteePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee · Senate Education Committee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.