Tennessee · House Bill 2116 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8 and Title 49, relative to tuition discounts.

HB 2116 Sponsored by Dennis Powers Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 24, 2024
  2. In committee Jan 29, 2024
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Education, Higher - As introduced, extends the 25 percent tuition discount at state institutions of higher education for children of public school teachers to children of full-time law enforcement officers employed by a county or municipality in this state. - Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 49.

Every action

11 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. HouseP2C, ref. to Education Administration
  4. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee · House Higher Education Subcommittee
  5. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  6. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/11/2024 · House Higher Education Subcommittee
  7. HouseAction Def. in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee to Lottery Calendar
  8. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/18/2024 · House Higher Education Subcommittee
  9. HouseAction Def. in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee to 3/25/2024
  10. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/25/2024 · House Higher Education Subcommittee
  11. HouseTaken off notice for cal in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee of Education Administration

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 6 cosponsors: 5 Republicans, 1 Democrat.

All 6 cosponsors

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.