Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 9 R · 4 D cosponsors

HB 0148 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 49, Chapter 4 and Title 49, Chapter 7, relative to Tennessee Promise scholarship students.

Last action — Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 14, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

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  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 15 sponsors

    1 primary, 14 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (9 R · 4 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Tennessee Higher Education Commission - As introduced, creates the Tennessee Promise completion grant special account in the state treasury for purposes of awarding completion grants to certain Tennessee Promise scholarship students; makes the four-year pilot program established by the commission to award completion grants to certain Tennessee Promise scholarship students a permanent program. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 49, Chapter 4 and Title 49, Chapter 7.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  2. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026

  3. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  4. Sponsor(s) Added.

  5. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2025

  6. Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025

  7. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025

  8. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

  9. Placed behind the budget

  10. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  11. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025

  12. Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  13. Sponsor(s) Added.

  14. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  15. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025

  16. Action def. in Education Committee to 3/25/2025

  17. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025

  18. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/18/2025

  19. Action def. in Education Committee to 3/18/2025

  20. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/11/2025

  21. Action def. in Education Committee to 3/11/2025

  22. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/4/2025

  23. Sponsor(s) Added.

  24. Action def. in Education Committee to 3/4/25

  25. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 2/25/2025

  26. Action def. in Education Committee to 2/25/2025

  27. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  28. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee

  29. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 2/18/2025

  30. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  31. Sponsor(s) Added.

  32. Sponsor(s) Added.

  33. Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 2/12/2025

  34. Sponsor(s) Added.

  35. Filed for introduction

  36. Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee

  37. P2C held on desk pending appointment of Standing Committees

  38. Ref. to Education Committee

  39. Intro., P1C.

  40. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 14 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (14)

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 0148 do?
Tennessee Higher Education Commission - As introduced, creates the Tennessee Promise completion grant special account in the state treasury for purposes of awarding completion grants to certain Tennessee Promise scholarship students; makes the four-year pilot program established by the commission to award completion grants to certain Tennessee Promise scholarship students a permanent program. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 49, Chapter 4 and Title 49, Chapter 7.
Who sponsors HB 0148?
HB 0148 is sponsored by Jones R, Hicks T, White, Mark (Republican), Marsh, Pat (Republican), Gant, Ron M. (Republican), Haston, Kirk (Republican), Glynn, Ronnie (Democrat), Raper, Kevin D. (Republican), Gillespie, John (Republican), Barrett, Jody (Republican), Cepicky, Scott (Republican), McKenzie, Sam (Democrat), Hurt, Chris (Republican), Shaw, Johnny (Democrat), and Johnson, Gloria (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 0148?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 14, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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