2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0408: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 49, relative to education.

Legislative Summary

As enacted, requires the Tennessee higher education commission (THEC), to serve as the governing board of directors for the Tennessee student assistance corporation (TSAC); requires THEC's review committee to aid in the development or revision of state financial aid; terminates the Tennessee teaching scholars program; terminates the minority teaching fellows program. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49.

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Bill History

1/28/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Ref. to Education Committee
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
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
3/25/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/27/2025
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/3/2025
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 234

Amendments

HA0172

Amendment 1-0 to HB0408

3/25/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
3/25/2025
14
Yea
3
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(4/29/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 3

Primary Sponsor

Mark White
Mark White
Republican

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text4/25/2025117.2 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/31/20257.4 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/28/20257.4 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/14/2025149.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/4/2025111.8 KB