Education, Higher - As introduced, prohibits the board of regents, each state university board of trustees, and the board of trustees for the University of Tennessee from conferring any new tenure status on faculty members on or after July 1, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9.

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HOUSE BILL 2581

By Lafferty

SENATE BILL 1838

By Hensley

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49,

Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49,

Chapter 9, relative to tenure.

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PASSAGE PROBABILITY

24.2% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 51%, measured from TN's completed sessions
Momentum -5 28/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 248 days quiet

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