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Bill Tennessee Higher Education Commission - As enacted, removes the geographic or programmatic considerations when THEC adopts a dual admissions policy in which a person who satisfies the admissions requirements of a two-year institution governed by the board of regents and a public university while pursuing a degree program within a transfer pathway program of study is authorized to be admitted to both such institutions. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7 and Title 49, Chapter 8. Tennessee Higher Education Commission - As enacted, removes the geographic or programmatic considerations when THEC adopts a dual admissions policy in which a person who satisfies the admissions requirements of a two-year institution governed by the board of regents and a public university while pursuing a degree program within a transfer pathway program of study is authorized to be admitted to both such institutions. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7 and Title 49, Chapter 8. us/states/tn Tennessee General Assembly 112 HB 2115 Tennessee HB 2115 (112)
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Tennessee HB 2115 (112) — Tennessee Higher Education Commission - As enacted, removes the geographic or programmatic considerations when THEC adopts a dual admissions policy in which a person who satisfies the admissions requirements of a two-year institution governed by the board of regents and a public university while pursuing a degree program within a transfer pathway program of study is authorized to be admitted to both such institutions. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7 and Title 49, Chapter 8.

Version chain

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

  1. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/21/2022 Passed (1) — 300 (pass) · upper
  • HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/9/2022 (4) — 00 (pass) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/21/2022 Passed (2) — 880 (pass) · lower
  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/21/2022 3/17/2022 (3) — 00 (fail) · lower
  • HOUSE HIGHER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration 3/1/2022 (5) — 00 (pass) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/21/2022 Passed (1) — 880 (pass) · lower
  • SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/16/2022 Passed (2) — 90 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Eldridge — primary (person)
  • Haile — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2022-01-31 Filed for introduction introduction, reading-1
  • 2022-02-02 Intro., P1C. introduction
  • 2022-02-02 Filed for introduction introduction, reading-1
  • 2022-02-03 P2C, ref. to Education Administration referral-committee
  • 2022-02-03 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
  • 2022-02-07 Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee referral-committee
  • 2022-02-07 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
  • 2022-02-23 Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/1/2022
  • 2022-03-01 Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration committee-passage-favorable
  • 2022-03-02 Placed on cal. Education Administration for 3/9/2022
  • 2022-03-09 Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee committee-passage-favorable
  • 2022-03-09 Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/16/2022
  • 2022-03-16 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/17/2022
  • 2022-03-16 Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
  • 2022-03-17 H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/21/2022
  • 2022-03-17 Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/21/2022
  • 2022-03-21 Comp. SB subst.
  • 2022-03-21 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2022-03-21 Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0 passage
  • 2022-03-21 Subst. for comp. HB.
  • 2022-03-21 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
  • 2022-03-21 Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 passage
  • 2022-03-23 Signed by Senate Speaker
  • 2022-03-23 Enrolled and ready for signatures
  • 2022-03-28 Signed by H. Speaker
  • 2022-03-29 Transmitted to Governor for action.
  • 2022-04-08 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
  • 2022-04-13 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 794
  • 2022-04-13 Effective date(s) 04/08/2022
  • 2022-04-13 Pub. Ch. 794

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f94cc19c-f7aa-4bbb-8661-5855e0c22a35. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).