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Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 194: Sports - As enacted, revises present law relative to an intercollegiate athlete's name, image, or likeness. - Amends TCA Title 49.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 194 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Sports - As enacted, revises present law relative to an intercollegiate athlete's name, image, or likeness. - Amends TCA Title 49. Primary sponsor: Kevin Vaughan (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 13, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 300.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kevin VaughanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse95

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 300
  2. Comp. SB subst.
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025
  5. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  6. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025
  7. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  8. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2025
  9. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  10. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/9/2025
  11. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  12. Sponsor(s) Added.

Showing 12 most recent of 28 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source