2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0789: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 7 and Title 49, Chapter 4, relative to higher education.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, removes the requirement that a student with a documented intellectual disability be admitted to, and enrolled in, an eligible postsecondary institution in an eligible postsecondary program no later than 16 months after completing high school in order to be eligible to receive a Tennessee STEP UP scholarship. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 7 and Title 49, Chapter 4.

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Bill History

2/4/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
P2C, ref. to Education Committee
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Action Def. in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee to Lottery Calendar
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Action Def. in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee to First calendar of 2026
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Higher Education Subcommittee(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Republican: 2
Democrat: 2

Primary Sponsor

Greg Vital
Greg Vital
Republican

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/6/20257.7 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/4/20257.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/5/2025124.3 KB