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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Education - As enacted, recognizes students who earn a composite score of 19 on the ACT, or an equivalent score on the SAT, and who also earn a capstone industry certification as promoted by the department of education, as a Tennessee Tri-Star Scholar upon graduation; requires schools to recognize the student as a Tennessee Tri-Star Scholar at the school's graduation ceremony. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 60."
+description: "Education - As enacted, recognizes students who earn a composite score of 19 on the ACT, or an equivalent score on the SAT, and who also earn a capstone industry certification as promoted by the department of education, as a Tennessee Tri-Star Scholar upon graduation; requires schools to recognize the student as a Tennessee Tri-Star Scholar at the school's graduation ceremony. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 60."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "110"
+identifier: "HB 1161"
+citation: "Tennessee HB 1161 (110)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Education"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Brooks H", "Haile"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 36
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2017-02-09"
+last_action: "2017-05-03"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/55f02347-b904-4f48-b138-be0ec82d34de"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1161&GA=110"
+source_hash: "626819a320c9c92aa3d82294d0fc0e052d3688a153cf33ead671ef2ee6d57d3d"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee HB 1161 (110) — Education - As enacted, recognizes students who earn a composite score of 19 on the ACT, or an equivalent score on the SAT, and who also earn a capstone industry certification as promoted by the department of education, as a Tennessee Tri-Star Scholar upon graduation; requires schools to recognize the student as a Tennessee Tri-Star Scholar at the school's graduation ceremony. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 60.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB1161.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- EDUCATION INSTRUCTION & PROGRAMS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Instruction & Programs 3/1/2017 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2017 3/9/2017 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2017 Passed (1) — **89–0** (pass) · lower
+- EDUCATION INSTRUCTION & PROGRAMS: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/7/2017 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2017 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Brooks H — primary (person)
+- Haile — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-02-09** Intro. `introduction`
+- **2017-02-09** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2017-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2017-02-13** P1C.
+- **2017-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
+- **2017-02-15** Assigned to s/c Education Instruction & Programs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-02-15** P2C, ref. to Education Instruction & Programs `referral-committee`
+- **2017-02-22** Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction & Programs Subcommittee for 3/1/2017
+- **2017-03-01** Placed on cal. Education Instruction & Programs for 3/7/2017
+- **2017-03-01** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Instruction & Programs `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2017-03-07** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2017-03-08** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/9/2017
+- **2017-03-09** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2017
+- **2017-03-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
+- **2017-03-16** Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
+- **2017-03-16** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2017-03-20** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2017-03-22** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/29/2017
+- **2017-03-29** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 4/4/2017
+- **2017-03-29** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 4/5/2017
+- **2017-04-04** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 4/5/2017
+- **2017-04-04** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 4/5/2017
+- **2017-04-05** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
+- **2017-04-11** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/13/2017
+- **2017-04-13** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2017-04-13** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
+- **2017-04-13** Companion House Bill substituted
+- **2017-04-17** Signed by H. Speaker
+- **2017-04-17** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
+- **2017-04-18** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
+- **2017-04-18** Signed by Senate Speaker
+- **2017-04-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2017-05-03** Pub. Ch. 207
+- **2017-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/27/2017
+- **2017-05-03** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 207
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/55f02347-b904-4f48-b138-be0ec82d34de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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