Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

SB 0803 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to higher education.

Last action — Failed in Senate Education Committee

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

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 03, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Stalled 16% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    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

Scholarships and Financial Aid - As introduced, adds an institution accredited by the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences (NACCAS) that has its primary campus domiciled in this state as an eligible postsecondary institution in which a student may be enrolled for purposes of receiving a Tennessee Promise scholarship; conditions the availability of the scholarship at such an institution on there being no available enrollment slots in a Tennessee college of applied technology in the student's county of residence for the student's desired program of study. - 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. Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 2/26/2025

  6. Sponsor(s) Added.

  7. Action Def. in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee to 3/5/2025

  8. Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/5/2025

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

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

  11. Action Def. in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee to First Calendar of 2026

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

  13. Withdrawn.

  14. Filed for introduction

  15. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

  17. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/5/2025

  18. Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/19/2025

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

  20. Failed in 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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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0803 do?
Scholarships and Financial Aid - As introduced, adds an institution accredited by the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences (NACCAS) that has its primary campus domiciled in this state as an eligible postsecondary institution in which a student may be enrolled for purposes of receiving a Tennessee Promise scholarship; conditions the availability of the scholarship at such an institution on there being no available enrollment slots in a Tennessee college of applied technology in the student's county of residence for the student's desired program of study. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Who sponsors SB 0803?
SB 0803 is sponsored by Massey, Becky D. (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0803?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 03, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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