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type: "Bill"
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title: "Tennessee Higher Education Commission - As enacted, requires the commission to establish a four-year pilot program to award completion grants to Tennessee Promise scholarship students who have an immediate financial need or who are experiencing a financial hardship that may prevent the student from completing a postsecondary degree or credential. - Amends TCA Title 49."
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description: "Tennessee Higher Education Commission - As enacted, requires the commission to establish a four-year pilot program to award completion grants to Tennessee Promise scholarship students who have an immediate financial need or who are experiencing a financial hardship that may prevent the student from completing a postsecondary degree or credential. - Amends TCA Title 49."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "112"
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identifier: "SB 229"
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citation: "Tennessee SB 229 (112)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Tennessee Higher Education Commission"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Cepicky", "Hensley"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 56
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vote_count: 10
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first_action: "2020-11-09"
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last_action: "2021-06-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d482c5b8-ad3f-4ff1-8012-6e754a6a6c9b"
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source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0229&GA=112"
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source_hash: "70eaadc1161b02f65588de0da7c529dc0f2f51764eef9177d3e84bb3784bd37c"
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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 SB 229 (112) — Tennessee Higher Education Commission - As enacted, requires the commission to establish a four-year pilot program to award completion grants to Tennessee Promise scholarship students who have an immediate financial need or who are experiencing a financial hardship that may prevent the student from completing a postsecondary degree or credential. - Amends TCA Title 49.
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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. **Amendment HA0453** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0453.pdf)
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2. **Amendment SA0456** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0456.pdf)
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3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0229.pdf)
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## Votes
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- HOUSE HIGHER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration 2/9/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/24/2021 Passed (3) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
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- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 5/3/2021 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/4/2021 Passed — **91–0** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/24/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/4/2021 5/3/2021 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 5/3/2021 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 5/3/2021 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 5/4/2021 Passed (2) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
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- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0 5/4/2021 Passed (1) — **11–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Cepicky — primary (person)
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- Hensley — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-11-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2020-11-16** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2021-01-12** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
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- **2021-01-13** Ref. to Education Administration `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-13** P2C held on desk.
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- **2021-01-19** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-01-27** Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-03** Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 2/9/2021
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- **2021-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2021-02-09** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-02-10** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/17/2021
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- **2021-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
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- **2021-02-10** Placed on cal. Education Administration for 2/17/2021
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- **2021-02-17** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/24/2021
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- **2021-02-17** Placed on cal. Education Administration for 2/24/2021
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- **2021-02-17** Meeting Canceled
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- **2021-02-24** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
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- **2021-02-24** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-19** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/21/2021
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- **2021-04-19** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-21** Placed behind the budget
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- **2021-04-22** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/27/2021
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- **2021-04-22** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. FW&M Comm. 4/27/21
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- **2021-04-27** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/28/2021
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- **2021-04-28** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/3/2021
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- **2021-04-28** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/28/2021
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- **2021-04-28** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 5/3/2021
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- **2021-04-29** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/3/2021
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- **2021-05-03** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/4/2021
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- **2021-05-03** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/4/2021
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- **2021-05-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2021-05-03** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/4/2021
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- **2021-05-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/3/2021
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- **2021-05-03** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-05-03** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 5/3/2021
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- **2021-05-03** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-04** Companion House Bill substituted
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- **2021-05-04** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 for 5/4/2021
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- **2021-05-04** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0
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- **2021-05-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2021-05-04** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
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- **2021-05-04** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0456)
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- **2021-05-04** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
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- **2021-05-04** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2021-05-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
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- **2021-05-04** Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
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- **2021-05-04** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0453) `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2021-05-06** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
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- **2021-05-11** Signed by H. Speaker
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- **2021-05-13** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-05-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
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- **2021-05-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2021-06-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 512
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- **2021-06-01** Effective date(s) 05/25/2021
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- **2021-06-01** Pub. Ch. 512
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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/d482c5b8-ad3f-4ff1-8012-6e754a6a6c9b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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