---
type: "Bill"
title: "Scholarships and Financial Aid - As enacted, clarifies when a student must be enrolled in an eligible postsecondary program to be eligible to receive a Tennessee Promise scholarship. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4."
description: "Scholarships and Financial Aid - As enacted, clarifies when a student must be enrolled in an eligible postsecondary program to be eligible to receive a Tennessee Promise scholarship. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 1803"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1803 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Scholarships and Financial Aid"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Butler"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-01-10"
last_action: "2024-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cca5b0a0-9584-4e44-b08a-9532c8cbddd7"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1803&GA=113"
source_hash: "04ebaee52735d74d509711cd12055951f5268d7ad8424af1584f11ca10d4bbfd"
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 1803 (113) — Scholarships and Financial Aid - As enacted, clarifies when a student must be enrolled in an eligible postsecondary program to be eligible to receive a Tennessee Promise scholarship. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4.

## 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/113/Bill/HB1803.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/26/2024 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/7/2024 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HIGHER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration 1/29/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/12/2024 2/8/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/12/2024 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Butler — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-10** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-11** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-01-22** Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-22** P2C, ref. to Education Administration `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-24** Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 1/29/2024
- **2024-01-29** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-31** Placed on cal. Education Administration for 2/7/2024
- **2024-02-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/8/2024
- **2024-02-07** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-08** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/12/2024
- **2024-02-12** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-12** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-02-15** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-26** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-02-27** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-02-28** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-02-28** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-01** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-07** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-19** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-03-19** Pub. Ch. 540

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cca5b0a0-9584-4e44-b08a-9532c8cbddd7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).