# Tennessee SB 0172: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to a hunger-free campus grant program. Tennessee SB 0172, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to a hunger-free campus grant program., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-04-08 (Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0172-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee SB 0172 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to a hunger-free campus grant program. - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-15 - Last action: 2026-04-08, Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 10 - Subjects: Education, Higher - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (50 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 - Cosponsor: Raumesh Akbari (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Paul Bailey (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Heidi Campbell (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Tom Hatcher (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: London Lamar (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jessie Seal (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Steve Southerland (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Ken Yager (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeff Yarbro (Democrat), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-06 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/6/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2026-03-24 | Senate | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (28) - 2026-04-08: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2026-04-06: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0839) (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0374) (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0373) (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 10, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/24/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 3/24/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/17/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee / Behind Budget (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/9/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/8/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/5/2025 (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee (Senate) - 2025-01-16: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-01-15: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0007.pdf) - HA0164: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0164.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0172.pdf) - SA0373: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0373.pdf) - SA0374: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0374.pdf) - SA0839: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0839.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (signed) - SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (signed) - HB 2670: 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… (signed) - HB 2656: 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… (signed) - HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 1987; Chapter 74 of the Private Acts of 1995; Chapter… (signed) - HB 2631: 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,… (failed) ## Sources - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0007.pdf) - [HA0164 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0164.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0172.pdf) - [SA0373 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0373.pdf) - [SA0374 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0374.pdf) - [SA0839 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0839.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0254-2025-2026) - [SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0198-2025-2026) - [HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2670-2025-2026) - [HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2656-2025-2026) - [HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2666-2025-2026) - [HB 2631: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2631-2025-2026) - [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-SB0172-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).