HB1227

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to higher education.

Complete·4/30/25

Tennessee HB1227 amends higher education regulations, including tuition policies and public access to candidate information.

Tennessee HB1227 amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, concerning higher education. It mandates institutions to file notices of out-of-state instructional activities with the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. The commission must review and approve or disapprove these proposals. The bill also revises tuition policies, giving institutions the authority to set tuition for non-resident and graduate students, while limiting increases to approved maximums.

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Sponsors

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Roll Call Votes

18 Yea

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0 Nay

Calendar

Mar 18, 2025

12:00 PM

House Education Committee Hearing

Mar 11, 2025

12:00 PM

House Education Committee Hearing

History

Apr 30, 2025

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 186

Mar 27, 2025

House

Comp. SB subst.

Mar 20, 2025

House

H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/27/2025