Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 10 R cosponsors

HB 2187 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 9 and Title 49, relative to the federal tax credit for contributions made to certain scholarship granting organizations.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 720

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 02, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 01, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 66% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (10 R).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    1 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Federal Aid - As enacted, enacts the "Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9 and Title 49.

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 3/11/2026

  5. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  6. Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/16/2026

  7. Senate Reset on calendar for 3/19/2026

  8. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/19/2026

  9. Amendment tabled (Amendment 1 - SA0722)

  10. Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 5, PNV 1

  11. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  12. Sponsor(s) Added.

  13. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  14. Subst. for comp. HB.

  15. Failed to adopt Am (Amendment 1 - HA0888), Ayes 24, Nays 70, PNV 0

  16. Passed H., Ayes 75, Nays 19, PNV 0

  17. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  18. Signed by Senate Speaker

  19. Signed by H. Speaker

  20. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  21. Signed by Governor.

  22. Pub. Ch. 720

  23. Effective date(s) 04/14/2026

  24. Filed for introduction

  25. Intro., P1C.

  26. P2C, ref. to Education Committee - Government Operations for Review

  27. Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

  28. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/3/2026

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

  30. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026

  31. Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee

  32. Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/16/2026

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

  34. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/19/2026

  35. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/23/2026

  36. Sponsor(s) Added.

  37. Objected to on Consent Calendar.

  38. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026

  39. Comp. SB subst.

  40. Sponsor(s) Added.

  41. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 720

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 123 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (123)

123 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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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 2187 do?
Federal Aid - As enacted, enacts the "Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9 and Title 49.
Who sponsors HB 2187?
HB 2187 is sponsored by Lamberth, William (Republican), Doggett, Clay (Republican), Powers, Dennis (Republican), Barrett, Jody (Republican), Davis, Elaine (Republican), Terry, Bryan (Republican), Vital, Greg (Republican), Maberry, Aron (Republican), Sparks, Mike (Republican), and Cepicky, Scott (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 2187?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 02, 2026. Enacted.
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