TennesseeHB 0114114th General Assembly (2025-2026)HouseWALLET

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 10, relative to tuition assistance for members of the Tennessee national guard.

Sponsored By: William Lamberth (Republican)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Guard tuition: full in-state plus fees

The Tennessee Department of Military pays your school if your application is approved. It pays 100% of the maximum resident in-state tuition, plus department-set amounts for undergraduate course fees or master’s program fees. The payment is reduced by other state or federal aid, and that aid is applied to tuition first. The Department posts the fee amounts by August 1 each year for the coming academic year. The law also defines these fee types, including that "mandatory fees" cover parking, technology, and library charges, and that course and program fees are not tuition.

Guard tuition: new limits and deadlines

The program now covers up to 130 semester hours, up from 120. The old cap of eight full-time semesters is removed. You are ineligible if you are suspended from federal tuition assistance because of grades or recoupment. You must apply for reimbursement within 45 days after your course ends.

Old Guard tuition section repealed

The law deletes Section 49-4-1008 from Tennessee law. If a rule you used relied on that section, it no longer applies. The real-world effect depends on what that deleted section used to require.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

William Lamberth
Republican • House

Cosponsors

Fred Atchley
Republican • House
Charlie Baum
Republican • House
Clark Boyd
Republican • House
Rush Bricken
Republican • House
Gino Bulso
Republican • House
Burkhart
Affiliation unavailable
Karen D. Camper
Democrat • House
Michele Carringer
Republican • House
Scott Cepicky
Republican • House
Mark Cochran
Republican • House
Tandy Darby
Republican • House
Elaine Davis
Republican • House
Clay Doggett
Republican • House
Rick Eldridge
Republican • House
Andrew Farmer
Republican • House
Monty Fritts
Republican • House
Ron M. Gant
Republican • House
Johnny Garrett
Republican • House
Ronnie Glynn
Democrat • House
Rusty Grills
Republican • House
G.A. Hardaway
Democrat • House
Kirk Haston
Republican • House
David B. Hawk
Republican • House
Esther Helton-Haynes
Republican • House
Gary Hicks
Republican • House
Gary Hicks
Republican • House
Chris Hurt
Republican • House
Justin Jones
Democrat • House
Justin Lafferty
Republican • House
Tom Leatherwood
Republican • House
Mary Littleton
Republican • House
Aron Maberry
Republican • House
Pat Marsh
Republican • House
Brock Martin
Republican • House
Jake McCalmon
Republican • House
Debra Moody
Republican • House
Jerome Moon
Republican • House
Bill Powers
Republican • Senate
Kevin D. Raper
Republican • House
Jay D. Reedy
Republican • House
Shane Reeves
Republican • Senate
Iris Rudder
Republican • House
Lowell Russell
Republican • House
Rick Scarbrough
Republican • House
Paul Sherrell
Republican • House
William Slater
Republican • House
Mike Sparks
Republican • House
John Stevens
Republican • Senate
Tom Stinnett
Republican • House
Bryan Terry
Republican • House
Chris Todd
Republican • House
Kevin Vaughan
Republican • House
Greg Vital
Republican • House
Todd Warner
Republican • House
Dawn White
Republican • Senate
Ryan Williams
Republican • House
Dave Wright
Republican • House
Jason Zachary
Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 182 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/15/2025

FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/15/2025

Yes: 32 • No: 0

House vote • 3/17/2025

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/17/2025

Yes: 94 • No: 0

House vote • 3/17/2025

HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE

Yes: 0 • No: 0

House vote • 3/11/2025

HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE

Yes: 22 • No: 0

House vote • 3/5/2025

HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE

Yes: 10 • No: 0

House vote • 2/18/2025

HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Yes: 18 • No: 0

House vote • 2/12/2025

HOUSE HIGHER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE

Yes: 6 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

Pub. Ch. 334
5/8/2025
Effective date(s) 05/02/2025
5/8/2025
Signed by Governor.
5/2/2025
Signed by H. Speaker
4/22/2025House
Signed by Senate Speaker
4/22/2025Senate
Transmitted to Governor for his action.
4/22/2025House
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
4/16/2025House
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
4/15/2025Senate
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0119)
4/15/2025Senate
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
4/15/2025Senate
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
3/20/2025Senate
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
3/18/2025House
Sponsor(s) Added.
3/17/2025House
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0002)
3/17/2025House
Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
3/17/2025House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/17/2025
3/13/2025House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/13/2025
3/12/2025House
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
3/11/2025House
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
3/5/2025House
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/11/2025
3/5/2025House
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
2/26/2025House
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/5/2025
2/26/2025House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
2/18/2025House
Sponsor(s) Added.
2/18/2025House
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee
2/12/2025House

Bill Text

Enrolled / Public Chapter
PDF
Fiscal Note
PDF
HA0002
PDF
Introduced
PDF
SA0119
PDF

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