---
type: "Bill"
title: "Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - As enacted, enacts the Tennessee reconnect grant. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9."
description: "Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - As enacted, enacts the Tennessee reconnect grant. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 1218"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1218 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Lottery", "Scholarships and Programs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hawk", "Norris"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 59
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-07"
last_action: "2017-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f2f5b96f-a177-427b-8c11-666e3cfa1c46"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1218&GA=110"
source_hash: "13234ddf150a22b47df362b0d1c57856518eed1158af8f7fa7d5e400a449df83"
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 1218 (110) — Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - As enacted, enacts the Tennessee reconnect grant. - 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](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB1218.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 10, Nays 0 PNV 0 5/9/2017 Passed (1) — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/8/2017 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hawk — primary (person)
- Norris — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-07** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** P2C, ref. to Education Administration & Planning-- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2017-02-14** Assigned to s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-02-22** Placed on s/c cal Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee for 2/28/2017
- **2017-02-28** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration & Planning `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-01** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/8/2017
- **2017-03-01** Placed on cal. Education Administration & Planning for 3/7/2017
- **2017-03-07** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-08** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-03-08** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/15/2017
- **2017-03-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-14** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-15** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-22** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-22** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-29** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/4/2017
- **2017-03-29** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-04** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-05** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/6/2017
- **2017-04-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-06** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-06** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2017
- **2017-04-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-04-13** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-13** Passed H., as am., Ayes 87, Nays 6, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2017-04-13** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0051) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-17** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-04-26** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/1/2017
- **2017-05-01** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/2/2017
- **2017-05-01** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/2/2017
- **2017-05-02** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/3/2017
- **2017-05-03** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/8/2017
- **2017-05-03** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/3/2017
- **2017-05-08** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/9/2017
- **2017-05-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-09** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2017-05-09** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 calendar for 5/9/2017
- **2017-05-09** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 10, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-05-09** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 5/10/2017
- **2017-05-09** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-09** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0544)
- **2017-05-09** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0096)
- **2017-05-09** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2017-05-10** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-10** H. concurred in S. am. no. 2 Ayes 81, Nays 3 PNV 0 HB0531
- **2017-05-12** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2017-05-18** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-05-23** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-23** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-05-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-06-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 448
- **2017-06-01** Pub. Ch. 448
- **2017-06-01** Effective date(s) 05/24/2017; 08/01/2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f2f5b96f-a177-427b-8c11-666e3cfa1c46`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).