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Tennessee General Assembly · SB 797 · Signed by Governor.

State Employees - As enacted, clarifies that full-time employees of the general assembly are eligible for a waiver of tuition and fees for purposes of continuing education for more than one course at a time if the employ

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Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 50, relative to continuing education for state employees. Read the full text

114th general assembly (2025-2026)

What it does

State Employees - As enacted, clarifies that full-time employees of the general assembly are eligible for a waiver of tuition and fees for purposes of continuing education for more than one course at a time if the employees work more hours each week than typically required of full-time employment for at least four weeks per year. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 50. SB0797 has been assigned Public Chapter Number 121 by the Secretary of State.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

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Filed for introduction · Feb 4, 2025

House

Intro., P1C. · Feb 5, 2025

House

P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee · Feb 6, 2025

House

Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee · Feb 10, 2025

House

Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/12/2025 · Mar 5, 2025

House

Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee · Mar 12, 2025

House

Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/19/2025 · Mar 12, 2025

House

Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee · Mar 19, 2025

House

Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025 · Mar 19, 2025

House

H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/24/2025 · Mar 20, 2025

House

Comp. SB subst. · Mar 24, 2025

House

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 121 · Apr 8, 2025

Senate

Filed for introduction · Feb 4, 2025

Senate

Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · Feb 10, 2025

Senate

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee · Feb 12, 2025

Senate

Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/25/2025 · Feb 18, 2025

Senate

Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee · Feb 25, 2025

Senate

Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/27/2025 · Feb 25, 2025

Senate

Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 · Feb 27, 2025

Senate

Sponsor(s) Added. · Feb 27, 2025

Senate

Engrossed; ready for transmission to House · Feb 27, 2025

Senate

Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. · Mar 3, 2025

House

Subst. for comp. HB. · Mar 24, 2025

House

Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 · Mar 24, 2025

House

Enrolled and ready for signatures · Mar 25, 2025

Senate

Signed by Senate Speaker · Mar 25, 2025

Senate

Signed by H. Speaker · Mar 26, 2025

House

Transmitted to Governor for action. · Mar 26, 2025

Senate

Signed by Governor. · Apr 3, 2025

Senate

The numbers

4
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

HaileBaileyAkbariLamar

Recorded votes

Third ConsiderationSenate · 2025-02-27 · Passed · Ayes 31, Noes 0
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar CommitteeSenate · 2025-02-25 · Passed · Ayes 9, 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: Signed by Governor. (Apr 3, 2025).