Tennessee House Bill 2130 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 31 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-05-28 - Taken off notice for cal. in Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As introduced, declares an act of the general assembly enacted after January 1, 2020, that mandates a discount or waiver of the tuition or fees charged at public institutions of higher education unenforceable against an institution affected by the act unless the general assembly annually appropriates a sum sufficient to fully fund the discount or waiver program at the institution; requires each public institution of higher education to report certain information concerning discount and waiver programs. - Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 49.

As introduced, declares an act of the general assembly enacted after January 1, 2020, that mandates a discount or waiver of the tuition or fees charged at public institutions of higher education unenforceable against an institution affected by the act unless the general assembly annually appropriates a sum sufficient to fully fund the discount or waiver program at the institution; requires each public institution of higher education to report certain information concerning discount and waiver programs. - Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 49.

Rep. John Crawford [R]

Rep. Debra Moody [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-05-28	House	Taken off notice for cal. in Education Committee
2020-05-20	House	Placed on cal. Education Committee for 5/28/2020
2020-03-18	House	Meeting Canceled
2020-03-11	House	Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/18/2020
2020-03-10	House	Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee
2020-03-04	House	Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/10/2020
2020-03-03	House	Meeting Canceled. Reset on Higher Education Subcommittee cal. for 3/10/20
2020-02-26	House	Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/3/2020
2020-02-05	House	Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee
2020-02-05	House	P2C, ref. to Education
2020-02-03	House	Intro., P1C.
2020-01-31	House	Filed for introduction

SB1558 (Crossfiled) 2020-03-16 - Action deferred in Senate Education Committee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2130&ga=111
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB2130.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Fiscal/SB1558.pdf