# Tennessee HB 1789: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to higher education.

Tennessee HB 1789, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to higher education., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-04-15 (Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 1789
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to higher education.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Last action: 2026-04-15, Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Education, Higher
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (23 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-25 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 17 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-18 | House | HOUSE HIGHER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-04-15: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2026-04-08: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-01: Placed behind the budget (House)
- 2026-03-25: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-25: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-03-25: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/24/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-18: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee (House)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-02: Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-02-02: P2C, ref. to Education Committee (House)
- 2026-01-22: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2026-01-21: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1789.pdf)
- HA0874: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0874.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1789.pdf)
- SA0801: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0801.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1789.pdf)
- [HA0874 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0874.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1789.pdf)
- [SA0801 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0801.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1789-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).