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type: "Bill"
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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."
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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."
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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 2531"
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citation: "Tennessee SB 2531 (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: ["Eldridge", "Haile"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 30
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2022-01-31"
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last_action: "2022-04-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cace1007-c29a-4df9-bebb-adc59781f62f"
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source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2531&GA=112"
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source_hash: "d353557af94488679895c795216e7f6e8049606465a19fd6d0b6354cf562a6a5"
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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 2531 (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.
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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](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2531.pdf)
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## Votes
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- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/21/2022 Passed (1) — **88–0** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE HIGHER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration 3/1/2022 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/21/2022 Passed (2) — **88–0** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/9/2022 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/21/2022 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
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- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/21/2022 3/17/2022 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/16/2022 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Eldridge — primary (person)
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- Haile — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2022-02-02** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2022-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
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- **2022-02-03** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2022-02-03** P2C, ref. to Education Administration `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
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- **2022-02-07** Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-23** Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/1/2022
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- **2022-03-01** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-03-02** Placed on cal. Education Administration for 3/9/2022
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- **2022-03-09** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/16/2022
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- **2022-03-09** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-03-16** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
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- **2022-03-16** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/17/2022
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- **2022-03-17** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/21/2022
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- **2022-03-17** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/21/2022
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- **2022-03-21** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
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- **2022-03-21** Subst. for comp. HB.
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- **2022-03-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
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- **2022-03-21** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
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- **2022-03-21** Comp. SB subst.
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- **2022-03-21** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2022-03-23** Signed by Senate Speaker
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- **2022-03-23** Enrolled and ready for signatures
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- **2022-03-28** Signed by H. Speaker
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- **2022-03-29** Transmitted to Governor for action.
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- **2022-04-08** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2022-04-13** Effective date(s) 04/08/2022
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- **2022-04-13** Pub. Ch. 794
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- **2022-04-13** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 794
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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/cace1007-c29a-4df9-bebb-adc59781f62f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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