Education, Higher - As enacted, removes various dates by which various reports must be submitted by various entities; makes various changes to the Tennessee student assistance award; requires new and existing transfer pa
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Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 43, Chapter 6, Part 5 and Title 49, relative to higher education.” Read the full text
114th general assembly (2025-2026)
What it does
Education, Higher - As enacted, removes various dates by which various reports must be submitted by various entities; makes various changes to the Tennessee student assistance award; requires new and existing transfer pathways to be reviewed on a rotating basis; authorizes the Tennessee higher education commission to conduct private meetings for certain purposes; makes various other changes related to financial aid and higher education. - Amends TCA Title 43, Chapter 6, Part 5 and Title 49. Comp
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
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Filed for introduction · Jan 23, 2026
Senate
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · Feb 2, 2026
Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee · Feb 5, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/18/2026 · Feb 11, 2026
Senate
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 2/25/2026 · Feb 18, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/25/2026 · Feb 18, 2026
Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 · Feb 25, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/2/2026 · Feb 27, 2026
Senate
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0544) · Mar 2, 2026
Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 · Mar 2, 2026
Senate
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House · Mar 2, 2026
Senate
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 3, 2026
Senate
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. · Mar 5, 2026
House
Subst. for comp. HB. · Apr 16, 2026
House
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0911) · Apr 16, 2026
House
Passed H., Ayes 84, Nays 6, PNV 2 · Apr 16, 2026
House
Enrolled and ready for signatures · Apr 20, 2026
Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker · Apr 21, 2026
Senate
Signed by H. Speaker · Apr 21, 2026
House
Transmitted to Governor for action. · Apr 23, 2026
Senate
Signed by Governor. · May 5, 2026
Senate
Pub. Ch. 899 · May 18, 2026
House
Effective date(s) 05/05/2026, 07/01/2026 · May 18, 2026
House
Filed for introduction · Feb 2, 2026
House
Intro., P1C. · Feb 4, 2026
House
P2C, ref. to Education Committee - Government Operations for Review · Feb 5, 2026
House
Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee · Feb 5, 2026
House
Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 2/18/2026 · Feb 11, 2026
House
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee · Feb 18, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/3/2026 · Feb 25, 2026
House
Action def. in Education Committee to 3/10/2026 · Mar 3, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026 · Mar 4, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026 · Mar 5, 2026
House
Action def. in Education Committee to 3/17/2026 · Mar 10, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/17/2026 · Mar 11, 2026
House
Action def. in Education Committee to 3/24/2026 · Mar 17, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/24/2026 · Mar 18, 2026
House
Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2026 · Mar 25, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/31/2026 · Mar 25, 2026
House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee · Mar 31, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/6/2026 · Apr 1, 2026
House
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee · Apr 6, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026 · Apr 8, 2026
House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 · Apr 9, 2026
House
Comp. SB subst. · Apr 16, 2026
House
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
White
Recorded votes
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules CommitteeHouse · 2026-04-06 · Passed · Ayes 10, Noes 1
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations CommitteeHouse · 2026-03-31 · Passed · Ayes 15, Noes 0
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education CommitteeHouse · 2026-02-18 · Passed · Ayes 5, Noes 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Tennessee legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Comp. SB subst. (Apr 16, 2026).