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TN HB 408

died on adjournment

Education - As enacted, requires the Tennessee higher education commission (THEC), to serve as the governing board of directors for the Tennessee student assistance corporation; requires THEC's review committee to aid in the development or revision of state financial aid; terminates the Tennessee teaching scholars program; terminates the minority teaching fellows program. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 408 pass?

No. TN HB 408 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-04-29): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 234

What is TN HB 408 about?

TN HB 408 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Education - As enacted, requires the Tennessee higher education commission (THEC), to serve as the governing board of directors for the Tennessee student assistance corporation; requires THEC's review committee to aid in the development or revision of state financial aid; terminates the Tennessee teaching scholars program; terminates the minority teaching fellows program. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 408?

White is the primary sponsor of TN HB 408.

Introduced
2025-02-03
Latest action
2025-04-29 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 234
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Whiteprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-28

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-03

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-05

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

  4. 2025-03-10

    Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-10

    Ref. to Education Committee

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-03-12

    Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

  7. 2025-03-19

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025

  8. 2025-03-19

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

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-03-25

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-03-26

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/27/2025

  11. 2025-03-27

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/3/2025

  12. 2025-04-03

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  13. 2025-04-03

    Comp. SB subst.

  14. 2025-04-29

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 234

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE HIGHER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee 3/19/2025 Passed (2)

    2025-03-19 · pass · 5-0

  • HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/25/2025 Passed (1)

    2025-03-25 · pass · 14-3

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Glynn: not voting

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/3/2025 3/27/2025

    2025-04-03 · fail · 0-0

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0408&ga=114

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