# Tennessee HB 1612: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 2, relative to the Tennessee higher education commission.

Tennessee HB 1612, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 2, relative to the Tennessee higher education commission., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-03-16 (Effective date(s) 02/25/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 1612
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 2, relative to the Tennessee higher education commission.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-03-16, Effective date(s) 02/25/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Sunset Laws
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (115 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Tennessee higher education commission changes sunset schedules: mixed, low. The law moves the Tennessee Higher Education Commission from one state agency sunset schedule to another. The provided text does not state the new sunset date. The change takes effect upon becoming law and does not change household benefits, fees, or program funding.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-09 | House | FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/9/2026 | pass | 95 |   |   |
| 2026-02-05 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail |   |   |   |
| 2026-02-05 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-02 | House | HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE | pass | 10 |   |   |
| 2026-02-02 | House | HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2026-03-16: Effective date(s) 02/25/2026
- 2026-03-16: Pub. Ch. 549
- 2026-02-25: Signed by Governor.
- 2026-02-18: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House)
- 2026-02-17: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2026-02-10: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House)
- 2026-02-09: Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House)
- 2026-02-09: Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 2 (House)
- 2026-02-09: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-02-05: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/9/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-04: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/5/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-02: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2026-01-28: Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 2/2/2026 (House)
- 2026-01-21: P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee (House)
- 2026-01-15: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2026-01-13: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0549.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1555.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1612.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0549.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1555.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1612.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1612-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).