Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 2 R · 2 D cosponsors

HB 0789 — 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.

Last action — Taken off notice for cal in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee of Education Committee

  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 February 04, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

Prognosis

Advancing 50% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

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

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - 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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

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

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

  6. Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee to 2nd Calendar of 2026

  7. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 1/20/2026

  8. Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee - behind budget

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

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

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

  12. Filed for introduction

  13. Intro., P1C.

  14. P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  15. Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee

  16. Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/12/2025

  17. Action Def. in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee to Lottery Calendar

  18. Sponsor(s) Added.

  19. Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/26/2025

  20. Action Def. in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee to First calendar of 2026

  21. Sponsor(s) Added.

  22. Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 1/21/2026

  23. Reset on Final cal. of Higher Education Subcommittee

  24. Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  25. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee of Education Committee

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 129 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (129)

129 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 0789 do?
Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - 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.
Who sponsors HB 0789?
HB 0789 is sponsored by Vital, Greg (Republican), White, Mark (Republican), McKenzie, Sam (Democrat), and Behn, Aftyn (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 0789?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 04, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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