Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

SB 189: Education, Higher - As introduced, requires the Tennessee higher education commission to develop a program to award full-time students enrolled in public institutions of higher education in this state a $250 grant for voluntarily obtaining testing for sexually transmitted diseases. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7 and Title 49.

In committee Last action January 21, 2026: Failed in Senate Education Committee - no second

Plain-language summary

SB 189 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Education, Higher - As introduced, requires the Tennessee higher education commission to develop a program to award full-time students enrolled in public institutions of higher education in this state a $250 grant for voluntarily obtaining testing for sexually transmitted diseases. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7 and Title 49. Primary sponsor: London Lamar (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 21, 2026): Failed in Senate Education Committee - no second.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: London Lamar (Democratic).