---
type: "Bill"
title: "Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - As enacted, adds William R. Moore College of Technology as an eligible institution for receipt of the Tennessee promise scholarship. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49."
description: "Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - As enacted, adds William R. Moore College of Technology as an eligible institution for receipt of the Tennessee promise scholarship. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 980"
citation: "Tennessee HB 980 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Lottery", "Scholarships and Programs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jackson", "White"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2019-02-05"
last_action: "2019-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/df8fcb6b-7b0f-4c9c-860b-64bc3a9ea78c"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0980&GA=111"
source_hash: "c92ebb613fb107d9baa8c92ff3646dc8c1983da1ec75d722a8eb8dcffb6a5c6e"
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 980 (111) — Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - As enacted, adds William R. Moore College of Technology as an eligible institution for receipt of the Tennessee promise scholarship. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0400** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0400.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0373** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0373.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB0980.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/30/2019 4/30/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/30/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HIGHER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education 4/9/2019 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 1 4/17/2019 Passed (2) — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/16/2019 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/30/2019 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/29/2019 Passed (1) — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/1/2019 Passed (1) — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jackson — primary (person)
- White — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2019-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2019-04-01** Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 4/2/2019
- **2019-04-01** Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-01** Ref. to Education `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-02** No Action Taken
- **2019-04-03** Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 4/9/2019
- **2019-04-09** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-10** Placed on cal. Education for 4/16/2019
- **2019-04-10** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 4/17/2019
- **2019-04-16** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2019
- **2019-04-16** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-16** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-17** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/24/2019
- **2019-04-17** Placed behind the budget
- **2019-04-17** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 1
- **2019-04-23** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/25/2019
- **2019-04-24** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/29/2019
- **2019-04-25** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/29/2019
- **2019-04-25** Senate Reset on calendar 4/29/19
- **2019-04-29** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-29** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0373)
- **2019-04-30** H. Placed on Regular Calendar #2 for 4/30/2019
- **2019-04-30** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/30/2019
- **2019-04-30** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-30** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/30/2019
- **2019-04-30** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-30** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-05-01** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-05-01** Passed H., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-05-01** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0400) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-05-01** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-05-02** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-05-02** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-05-02** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-05-03** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-05-10** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-15** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 385
- **2019-05-15** Pub. Ch. 385
- **2019-05-15** Effective date(s) 05/10/2019; 07/01/2019; 08/01/2023

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/df8fcb6b-7b0f-4c9c-860b-64bc3a9ea78c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).