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type: "Bill"
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title: "Education, Higher - As enacted, prohibits a public institution of higher education from requiring a student to submit a high school transcript or GED certificate as part of the institution's admission process if the student has completed an associate degree at a regionally accredited institution. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7."
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description: "Education, Higher - As enacted, prohibits a public institution of higher education from requiring a student to submit a high school transcript or GED certificate as part of the institution's admission process if the student has completed an associate degree at a regionally accredited institution. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "111"
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identifier: "HB 1561"
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citation: "Tennessee HB 1561 (111)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Education", "Higher"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Massey", "Zachary"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 34
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2019-11-14"
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last_action: "2020-03-16"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3a8a308f-f900-4990-8250-9135936fd176"
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source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1561&GA=111"
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source_hash: "11f1133c0d2fe834bd94416a16269598f8cd7035d482551ce25b8a677c5e01cb"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
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---
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# Tennessee HB 1561 (111) — Education, Higher - As enacted, prohibits a public institution of higher education from requiring a student to submit a high school transcript or GED certificate as part of the institution's admission process if the student has completed an associate degree at a regionally accredited institution. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB1561.pdf)
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## Votes
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- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/12/2020 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
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- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/20/2020 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
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- HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/19/2020 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE HIGHER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education 1/28/2020 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/24/2020 Passed (2) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/24/2020 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Massey — primary (person)
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- Zachary — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-11-14** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
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- **2020-01-14** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
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- **2020-01-15** Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-15** P2C, ref. to Education `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-16** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
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- **2020-01-22** Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 1/28/2020
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- **2020-01-22** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2020-01-23** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
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- **2020-01-28** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2020-01-29** Placed on cal. Education for 2/5/2020
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- **2020-02-05** Action def. in Education to 2/12/2020
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- **2020-02-05** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/12/2020
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- **2020-02-06** Placed on cal. Education for 2/12/2020
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- **2020-02-12** Placed on cal. Education for 2/19/2020
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- **2020-02-12** Action def. in Education to 2/19/2020
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- **2020-02-12** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
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- **2020-02-18** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/20/2020
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- **2020-02-19** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/20/2020
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- **2020-02-19** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2020-02-20** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/24/2020
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- **2020-02-20** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
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- **2020-02-20** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
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- **2020-02-24** Comp. SB subst.
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- **2020-02-24** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
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- **2020-02-24** Subst. for comp. HB.
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- **2020-02-24** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
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- **2020-02-25** Enrolled and ready for signatures
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- **2020-02-26** Signed by Senate Speaker
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- **2020-02-27** Signed by H. Speaker
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- **2020-02-28** Transmitted to Governor for action.
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- **2020-03-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2020-03-16** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 523
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- **2020-03-16** Pub. Ch. 523
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- **2020-03-16** Effective date(s) 03/06/2020
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3a8a308f-f900-4990-8250-9135936fd176`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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