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

SB 1151 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 7 and Title 49, Chapter 4, relative to higher education.

Last action — Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  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 February 04, 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

Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - As introduced, removes the requirement that a student with a documented intellectual disability be admitted to, and enrolled in, an eligible postsecondary institution in an eligible postsecondary program no later than 16 months after completing high school in order to be eligible to receive a Tennessee STEP UP scholarship. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 7 and Title 49, Chapter 4.

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 3/12/2025

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

  7. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  9. Action Def. in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee to First calendar of 2026

  10. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  12. Reset on Final cal. of Higher Education Subcommittee

  13. Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  14. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee of Education Committee

  15. Filed for introduction

  16. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

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

  19. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  20. Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee to 2nd Calendar of 2026

  21. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 1/20/2026

  22. Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee - behind budget

  23. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026

  24. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  25. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

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 1151 do?
Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - As introduced, removes the requirement that a student with a documented intellectual disability be admitted to, and enrolled in, an eligible postsecondary institution in an eligible postsecondary program no later than 16 months after completing high school in order to be eligible to receive a Tennessee STEP UP scholarship. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 7 and Title 49, Chapter 4.
Who sponsors SB 1151?
SB 1151 is sponsored by Crowe, Rusty (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1151?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 04, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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