Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed Senate 1 R cosponsors

SB 0295 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to higher education.

Last action — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

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

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 22, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

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

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Prognosis

Stalled 28% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

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Summary

Education, Higher - As introduced, extends to the dependent children and spouses of veterans who sustained a permanent and total service-connected disability during a qualifying period of armed conflict the same waiver of all tuition and fees at public institutions of higher education being provided to the dependent children and spouses of veterans who were killed, died due to injuries received, or reported as prisoners of war or missing in action during a qualifying period of armed conflict. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee

  5. Filed for introduction

  6. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

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

  9. Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/26/2025

  10. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/26/2025

  11. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (132)

132 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

veterans education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0295 do?
Education, Higher - As introduced, extends to the dependent children and spouses of veterans who sustained a permanent and total service-connected disability during a qualifying period of armed conflict the same waiver of all tuition and fees at public institutions of higher education being provided to the dependent children and spouses of veterans who were killed, died due to injuries received, or reported as prisoners of war or missing in action during a qualifying period of armed conflict. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Who sponsors SB 0295?
SB 0295 is sponsored by Crowe, Rusty (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0295?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 22, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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