2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB1344: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 12; Title 49; Title 66 and Title 67, relative to higher education.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, changes, from March 1 to July 1, the date by which the Tennessee higher education commission must provide a copy of its annual report regarding state workforce need projections and credential production to the governor, the education and commerce and labor committees of the senate, and the committees of the house of representatives having jurisdiction over higher education and commerce, respectively. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 12; Title 49; Title 66 and Title 67.

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Bill History

2/6/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Ref. to Education Committee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Action Def. in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee to 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/9/2025
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Action def. in Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to Next Calendar
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2025
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives

Amendments

HA0517

Amendment 2-0 to HB1344

4/17/2025Not Adopted

HA0260

Amendment 1-0 to HB1344

4/2/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/17/2025
24
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
4/9/2025
11
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
4/2/2025
18
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE HIGHER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee
3/26/2025
5
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/6/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/6/20257.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis4/7/2025148.7 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/31/2025145.3 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/7/2025112.1 KB