Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed House 4 R cosponsors

HB 1772 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9; Title 28; Title 29; Title 40 and Title 49, relative to offender reentry.

Last action — Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

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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 20, 2026. 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

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

Education, Higher - As introduced, prohibits imposing liability against a higher education institution for negligence in admitting, enrolling, or extending housing opportunities to a person who has been previously convicted of a criminal offense based solely upon the previous criminal conviction; prohibits use of the person's prior criminal record as evidence in a cause of action against a higher education institution for negligence in admitting, enrolling, or extending housing opportunities to the person. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 28; Title 29; Title 40 and Title 49.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

  2. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed H., Ayes 58, Nays 24, PNV 3

  4. Sponsor(s) Added.

  5. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  6. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/3/2026

  7. Sponsor(s) Added.

  8. Objected to on Consent Calendar.

  9. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/26/2026

  10. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/23/2026

  11. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/19/2026

  12. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

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

  14. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 2/17/2026

  15. Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 2/11/2026

  16. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  17. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  18. P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  19. Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee

  20. Filed for introduction

  21. Intro., P1C.

  22. Filed for introduction

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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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Subjects

housing civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1772 do?
Education, Higher - As introduced, prohibits imposing liability against a higher education institution for negligence in admitting, enrolling, or extending housing opportunities to a person who has been previously convicted of a criminal offense based solely upon the previous criminal conviction; prohibits use of the person's prior criminal record as evidence in a cause of action against a higher education institution for negligence in admitting, enrolling, or extending housing opportunities to the person. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 28; Title 29; Title 40 and Title 49.
Who sponsors HB 1772?
HB 1772 is sponsored by Raper, Kevin D. (Republican), White, Mark (Republican), Todd, Chris (Republican), and Sparks, Mike (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1772?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 20, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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