---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education, Higher - As enacted, increases from $1,000 to $1,250 the amount awarded each semester to a full-time student receiving the middle college scholarship. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9."
description: "Education, Higher - As enacted, increases from $1,000 to $1,250 the amount awarded each semester to a full-time student receiving the middle college scholarship. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 9"
citation: "Tennessee SB 9 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education", "Higher"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Powers", "Yager"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 49
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2020-11-23"
last_action: "2021-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/34a84b23-d04b-4ce6-8acb-93ee86917fd3"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0009&GA=112"
source_hash: "ebc0db702a845663813e00ed74aeeaf677f377cc18059c3f8bf66cb5f831d2b0"
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 SB 9 (112) — Education, Higher - As enacted, increases from $1,000 to $1,250 the amount awarded each semester to a full-time student receiving the middle college scholarship. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0009.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/26/2021 4/22/2021 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/24/2021 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/31/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/14/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/26/2021 Passed — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HIGHER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration 3/23/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/27/2021 Passed — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/20/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 5/3/2021 Passed — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Powers — primary (person)
- Yager — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-11-23** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-12** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-01-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2021-02-04** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-10** Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** P2C, ref. to Education Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-17** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/24/2021
- **2021-02-24** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2021-02-24** Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/2/2021
- **2021-03-02** Action Def. in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee to Lottery Calendar
- **2021-03-17** Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-23** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Education Administration for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-31** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-31** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-14** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/20/2021
- **2021-04-14** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-19** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2021
- **2021-04-19** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. FW&M Comm. 4/20/21
- **2021-04-20** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-20** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-20** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-20** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/27/2021
- **2021-04-21** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/27/2021
- **2021-04-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/22/2021
- **2021-04-22** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-04-26** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-26** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-27** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-04-27** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-29** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-05-03** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-05-03** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-05-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-05-06** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-05-11** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-13** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 529
- **2021-06-01** Effective date(s) 05/25/2021
- **2021-06-01** Pub. Ch. 529

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/34a84b23-d04b-4ce6-8acb-93ee86917fd3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).