Tennessee · House Bill 2178 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 49 and Title 50, relative to financial aid for individuals pursuing workforce credentials.

HB 2178 Sponsored by Mark White Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 25, 2024
  2. In committee Jan 31, 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.

Labor and Workforce Development, Dept. of - As introduced, creates a high-value workforce readiness board that is administratively attached to the department to identify high-demand fields in this state and qualified institutions that offer workforce training programs in high-demand fields; creates a high-value workforce readiness grant program to be administered by the department to encourage individuals to pursue credentials in high-demand fields in this state. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 49 and Title 50.

Every action

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

Show the 13 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. CommitteeP2C, ref. to Commerce Committee- Government Operations for Review · House Commerce Committee
  4. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee · House Business & Utilities Subcommittee
  5. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 2/27/2024 · House Business & Utilities Subcommittee
  6. HouseAction Def. in s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee to 3/5/2024
  7. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/5/2024 · House Business & Utilities Subcommittee
  8. CommitteeRec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
  9. CommitteePlaced on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/12/2024 · House Commerce Committee
  10. CommitteeRec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee · House Government Operations Committee
  11. CommitteePlaced on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/18/2024 · House Government Operations Committee
  12. HouseAction def. in Government Operations Committee to 3/25/2024
  13. CommitteePlaced on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/25/2024 · House Government Operations Committee
  1. CommitteeRec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee · House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  2. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee · House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  3. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/3/2024 · House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  4. HousePlaced behind the budget
  5. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  6. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/16/2024 · House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  7. HouseTaken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  8. HouseSponsor(s) Added.

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 5 cosponsors: 4 Republicans, 1 Democrat.

All 5 cosponsors

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.