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type: "Bill"
title: "Scholarships and Financial Aid - As enacted, extends eligibility for a Senator Ben Atchley opportunity grant, to the extent feasible within existing budgetary resources of TSAC, to Tennessee resident students enrolled at eligible independent postsecondary institutions accredited by a regional accrediting association that have their primary campus domiciled in this state. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 8."
description: "Scholarships and Financial Aid - As enacted, extends eligibility for a Senator Ben Atchley opportunity grant, to the extent feasible within existing budgetary resources of TSAC, to Tennessee resident students enrolled at eligible independent postsecondary institutions accredited by a regional accrediting association that have their primary campus domiciled in this state. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 8."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 708"
citation: "Tennessee HB 708 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Scholarships and Financial Aid"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briggs", "Zachary"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 65
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2021-02-09"
last_action: "2022-05-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca2607a2-acb8-47bf-aea3-4a5aef19c241"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0708&GA=112"
source_hash: "09d85fad08fc768f12d5b7b65444f0fefc28425c3a461a21e10b2e002804ade1"
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 708 (112) — Scholarships and Financial Aid - As enacted, extends eligibility for a Senator Ben Atchley opportunity grant, to the extent feasible within existing budgetary resources of TSAC, to Tennessee resident students enrolled at eligible independent postsecondary institutions accredited by a regional accrediting association that have their primary campus domiciled in this state. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 8.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0940** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0940.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0929** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0929.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0708.pdf)
## Votes
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/19/2022 Passed (2) — **110** (pass) · upper
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/31/2021 Passed (3) — **80** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/25/2022 Passed (1) — **320** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/25/2022 Passed (1) — **8210** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/19/2022 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/13/2022 (4) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE HIGHER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration 3/23/2021 (6) — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/25/2022 4/20/2022 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/31/2021 (5) — **00** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Briggs — primary (person)
- Zachary — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-11** P2C, ref. to Education Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-20** Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2021-03-03** Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/9/2021
- **2021-03-09** Taken off notice for cal in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee of Education Administration
- **2021-03-18** Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-18** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-23** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Education Administration for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-24** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-25** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-31** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-31** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2021-04-01** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed behind the budget
- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-13** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/20/2021
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2021
- **2021-04-20** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-22** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/27/2021
- **2021-04-22** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. FW&M Comm. 4/27/21
- **2021-04-27** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-28** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 5/3/2021
- **2021-04-28** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/3/2021
- **2021-04-28** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-29** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2021-05-03** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/4/2021
- **2021-05-03** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/4/2021
- **2021-05-04** Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/30/2022
- **2022-03-30** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/6/2022
- **2022-03-30** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/6/2022
- **2022-04-06** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/13/2022
- **2022-04-06** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/13/2022
- **2022-04-13** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/19/2022
- **2022-04-13** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-14** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/19/2022
- **2022-04-14** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/19/2022
- **2022-04-19** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/20/2022
- **2022-04-19** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-19** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2022-04-20** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/25/2022
- **2022-04-22** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/25/2022
- **2022-04-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-25** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-04-25** Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 10, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-25** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0940) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2022-04-25** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-04-25** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-04-25** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-25** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0929)
- **2022-04-27** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-04-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-05-02** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-05-02** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-25** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1018
- **2022-05-25** Effective date(s) 07/01/2022
- **2022-05-25** Pub. Ch. 1018
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ca2607a2-acb8-47bf-aea3-4a5aef19c241`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).