# Tennessee HB 0377: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 7, relative to institutions of higher education. Tennessee HB 0377, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 7, relative to institutions of higher education., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2025-04-29 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 245); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0377-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 0377 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 7, relative to institutions of higher education. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-27 - Last action: 2025-04-29, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 245 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 9 - Subjects: Education, Higher - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (19 yes, 4 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Rush Bricken (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kip Capley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Scott Cepicky (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Monty Fritts (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Justin Lafferty (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Powers - Cosponsor: Jay D. Reedy (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michele Reneau (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-10 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-04-01 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 15 | 4 | | | 2025-03-12 | House | HOUSE HIGHER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 4 | 0 | | ## Actions (18) - 2025-04-29: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 245 - 2025-04-10: Comp. SB subst. (House) - 2025-04-10: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-04-08: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-04-03: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2025 (House) - 2025-04-02: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025 (House) - 2025-04-01: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-26: Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025 (House) - 2025-03-25: Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2025 (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025 (House) - 2025-03-18: Action def. in Education Committee to 3/25/2025 (House) - 2025-03-12: Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/18/2025 (House) - 2025-03-12: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee (House) - 2025-03-05: Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/12/2025 (House) - 2025-02-05: Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-05: P2C, ref. to Education Committee (House) - 2025-02-03: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-01-27: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0245.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0377.pdf) - HA0236: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0236.pdf) - HA0314: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0314.pdf) - HA0409: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0409.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0377.pdf) - SA0274: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0274.pdf) - SA0370: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0370.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed) - SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed) - SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapte… (failed) - SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 204 of the Private Acts of 1990; and an… (failed) - SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (signed) - SB 2725: AN ACT to amend Chapter 48 of the Private Acts of 1919; as amended and rewritten by Chapter 15 of the Private Acts of 2013; Chapter 25 of the Private Acts of 2… (failed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0245.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0377.pdf) - [HA0236 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0236.pdf) - [HA0314 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0314.pdf) - [HA0409 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0409.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0377.pdf) - [SA0274 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0274.pdf) - [SA0370 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0370.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026) - [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026) - [SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2716-2025-2026) - [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026) - [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026) - [SB 2725: AN ACT to amend Chapter 48 of the Private Acts of 1919; as amended and rewritte…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2725-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0377-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).