2025-2026 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB0194: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.
Legislative Summary
As enacted, revises present law relative to an intercollegiate athlete's name, image, or likeness. - Amends TCA Title 49.
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Bill History
1/16/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
1/27/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Ref. to Education Committee
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
Sponsor change.
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025
House of Representatives
3/24/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/9/2025
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 300
Amendments
HA0234
Amendment 1-0 to HB0194
4/1/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/14/2025
27
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
4/9/2025
10
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
4/1/2025
18
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE HIGHER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee
3/19/2025
5
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/13/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 13
Democrat: 2
Primary Sponsor

Kevin Vaughan
Republican
Co-Sponsors (14)
Brock Martin
Republican
Cameron Sexton
Republican
Jason Zachary
Republican
Mark Cochran
Republican
Jeremy Faison
Republican
Pat Marsh
Republican
Kirk Haston
Republican
Renea Jones
Republican
Mark White
Republican
Johnny Garrett
Republican
William Lamberth
Republican
Sam McKenzie
Democrat
Antonio Parkinson
Democrat
Elaine Davis
Republican