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

SB 840: Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - As introduced, creates two special accounts in the state treasury, the K-12 lottery capital outlay special account and the early learning program account, for excess lottery funds; requires the comptroller of the treasury to develop and administer a program to provide grants from such accounts to local education agencies to be used for capital outlay projects for K-12 educational facilities and for new or existing pre-K programs. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 51; Title 8, Chapter 4; Title 9 and Title 49.

In committee Last action February 17, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

Plain-language summary

SB 840 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - As introduced, creates two special accounts in the state treasury, the K-12 lottery capital outlay special account and the early learning program account, for excess lottery funds; requires the comptroller of the treasury to develop and administer a program to provide grants from such accounts to local education agencies to be used for capital outlay projects for K-12 educational facilities and for new or existing pre-K programs. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 51; Title 8, Chapter 4; Title 9 and Title 49. Primary sponsor: Page Walley (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 17, 2026): Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Page Walley (Republican).