# Tennessee HB 0504: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 7, relative to future teacher scholarships.

Tennessee HB 0504, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 7, relative to future teacher scholarships., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-27 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 0504
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 7, relative to future teacher scholarships.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-29
- Last action: 2025-05-27, Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: Scholarships and Financial Aid
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (188 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- $3,500 yearly scholarships for future teachers: benefit, high. Beginning July 1, 2025, eligible future teachers can receive $3,500 per academic year in an approved teacher-preparation program. Awards depend on funding approved by the Tennessee General Assembly. Recipients can transfer between eligible colleges without losing the scholarship, as long as they ke…
- Future teachers face scholarship limits and repayment: cost, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, scholarship payments end at the first of three events: earning a degree through an approved teacher-preparation program, failing State Board of Education or program admission standards, or reaching the three-year limit. That limit runs from enrollment in the term for which t…
- Teacher scholarship access requires service commitments: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee Future Teacher scholarships are available to U.S. citizens meeting the program's requirements. Students must have lived in Tennessee for at least one year before admission to an eligible college. They must enter an approved teacher-preparation program as undergradu…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Rick Eldridge (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: T.J. Hardaway (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Kirk Haston (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Renea Jones (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Larry J. Miller (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Debra Moody (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Antonio Parkinson (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Lowell Russell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William Slater (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2025 | pass | 33 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 | pass | 94 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-21 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 27 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-25 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 18 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | House | HOUSE HIGHER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- HA0171 (Substitute), 2025-04-21: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0171.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0488.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0504.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0504.pdf)
- SA0005: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0005.pdf)
- SA0449: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0449.pdf)

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- 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)
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## Sources
- [HA0171 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0171.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0488.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0504.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0504.pdf)
- [SA0005 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0005.pdf)
- [SA0449 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0449.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026)
- [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 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 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 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0504-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).