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

HB 738: Scholarships and Financial Aid - As introduced, adds an institution accredited by the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences (NACCAS) that has its primary campus domiciled in this state as an eligible postsecondary institution in which a student may be enrolled for purposes of receiving a Tennessee Promise scholarship; conditions the availability of the scholarship at such an institution on there being no available enrollment slots in a Tennessee college of applied technology in the student's county of residence for the student's desired program of study. - Amends TCA Title 49.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 738 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Scholarships and Financial Aid - As introduced, adds an institution accredited by the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences (NACCAS) that has its primary campus domiciled in this state as an eligible postsecondary institution in which a student may be enrolled for purposes of receiving a Tennessee Promise scholarship; conditions the availability of the scholarship at such an institution on there being no available enrollment slots in a Tennessee college of applied technology in the student's county of residence for the student's desired program of study. - Amends TCA Title 49. Primary sponsor: Antonio Parkinson (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 21, 2026): Withdrawn.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Antonio ParkinsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse98

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Withdrawn.
  2. Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 1/21/2026
  3. Action Def. in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee to First Calendar of 2026
  4. Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
  5. Action Def. in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee to the Lottery Calendar
  6. Action Def. in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee to 3/5/2025
  7. Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/5/2025
  8. Sponsor(s) Added.
  9. Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 2/26/2025
  10. Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee
  11. P2C, ref. to Education Committee
  12. Intro., P1C.

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source