Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 4 D · 3 R cosponsors

HB 2268 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 8, relative to state employees.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 826

  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 January 13, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 15, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (4 D · 3 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

This bill allows full-time state employees to take multiple tuition-free courses at once.

The bill amends existing law to permit full-time state employees to enroll in more than one academic course without paying tuition and associated fees. This change removes the previous limitation of taking only one course at a time.

What this means for you
  • Workers: This means full-time state employees can now enroll in multiple courses at once, expanding their educational opportunities.

Summary

State Employees - As enacted, removes the requirement for waivers to be used only one course at a time for academic courses that full-time state employees are eligible to take without paying tuition charges, maintenance fees, student activity fees, registration fees, or online course fees; authorizes the waiver to be used for more than one course at a time. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 8.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

  4. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  5. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  6. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026

  7. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/25/2026

  8. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026

  9. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026

  10. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  11. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026

  12. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0887)

  13. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0

  14. Sponsor(s) Added.

  15. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

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

  17. Subst. for comp. HB.

  18. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0883)

  19. Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0

  20. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  21. Signed by Senate Speaker

  22. Signed by H. Speaker

  23. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  24. Signed by Governor.

  25. Effective date(s) 04/27/2026

  26. Re-Enrolled and ready for signatures

  27. Signed by Senate Speaker

  28. Signed by H. Speaker

  29. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  30. Signed by Governor.

  31. Pub. Ch. 826

  32. Filed for introduction

  33. Intro., P1C.

  34. P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  35. Ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  36. Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee

  37. Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

  38. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  39. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026

  40. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/18/2026

  41. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026

  42. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  43. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026

  44. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  45. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026

  46. Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to 4/9/2026

  47. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026

  48. Sponsor(s) Added.

  49. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026

  50. Comp. SB subst.

  51. Sponsor(s) Added.

  52. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 826

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 126 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (126)

126 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 2268 do?
State Employees - As enacted, removes the requirement for waivers to be used only one course at a time for academic courses that full-time state employees are eligible to take without paying tuition charges, maintenance fees, student activity fees, registration fees, or online course fees; authorizes the waiver to be used for more than one course at a time. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 8.
Who sponsors HB 2268?
HB 2268 is sponsored by Hale, Michael (Republican), Sherrell, Paul (Republican), Salinas, Gabby (Democrat), Crawford, John (Republican), Powell, Jason (Democrat), Love, Jr., Harold (Democrat), and Camper, Karen D. (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 2268?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2026. Enacted.
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