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type: "Bill"
title: "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."
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 2115"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2115 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Tennessee Higher Education Commission"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eldridge", "Haile"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 30
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-01-31"
last_action: "2022-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f94cc19c-f7aa-4bbb-8661-5855e0c22a35"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2115&GA=112"
source_hash: "2a8476a0448946273712b32f2d393b4b2229a9efa22e2cacf288b9cee6caf03c"
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 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](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB2115.pdf)
## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f94cc19c-f7aa-4bbb-8661-5855e0c22a35`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).