republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/112/sb-1825.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education, Higher - As enacted, requires the Tennessee higher education commission to submit a report to the governor and speakers of the senate and house of representatives by December 31, 2023, on issues of food insecurity among students at public institutions of higher education in this state and that identifies and describes the efforts of the institutions to address food insecurity among students. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 49, Chapter 50; Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8; Title 49, Chapter 9; Title 53 and Title 71."
description: "Education, Higher - As enacted, requires the Tennessee higher education commission to submit a report to the governor and speakers of the senate and house of representatives by December 31, 2023, on issues of food insecurity among students at public institutions of higher education in this state and that identifies and describes the efforts of the institutions to address food insecurity among students. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 49, Chapter 50; Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8; Title 49, Chapter 9; Title 53 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 1825"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1825 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education", "Higher"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jernigan", "Yarbro"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 34
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-01-10"
last_action: "2022-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8558f501-0596-4c7f-b396-d5ab80b38393"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1825&GA=112"
source_hash: "447e8bf1c8688b7a7925faf950980bb60e74e2e3e943155d34d8764d4c4117c3"
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 SB 1825 (112) — Education, Higher - As enacted, requires the Tennessee higher education commission to submit a report to the governor and speakers of the senate and house of representatives by December 31, 2023, on issues of food insecurity among students at public institutions of higher education in this state and that identifies and describes the efforts of the institutions to address food insecurity among students. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 49, Chapter 50; Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8; Title 49, Chapter 9; Title 53 and Title 71.

## 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/SB1825.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/21/2022 Passed (1) — **88–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/21/2022 3/17/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/9/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/2/2022 Passed — **5–3** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE HIGHER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration 3/1/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/4/2022 Passed — **27–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jernigan — primary (person)
- Yarbro — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-11** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-01-12** Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-12** P2C, ref. to Education Administration `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-20** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-24** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-01-26** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2022-02-23** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/2/2022
- **2022-02-23** Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/1/2022
- **2022-02-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-01** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-02** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2022-03-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **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`
- **2022-03-16** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/17/2022
- **2022-03-17** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/21/2022
- **2022-03-21** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-21** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2022-03-24** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-03-31** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/4/2022
- **2022-04-04** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2022-04-04** Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 6 `passage`
- **2022-04-04** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2022-04-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-05** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2022-04-06** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-04-06** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-04-08** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-04-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-25** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 829
- **2022-04-25** Effective date(s) 04/19/2022
- **2022-04-25** Pub. Ch. 829

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8558f501-0596-4c7f-b396-d5ab80b38393`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).