Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee SB 1612
State Employees - As enacted, removes the requirement for waivers to be used only one course at a time for academic courses that full-time state employees are eligible to take without paying tuition charges, maintenance fees, student activity fees, registration fees, or online course fees; authorizes the waiver to be used for more than one course at a time. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 8.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Bailey (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 22, 2026): Signed by Governor.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2026 House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 6, 2026 Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/6/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 25, 2026 Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/25/2026 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- May 22, 2026 · House
Signed by Governor. - May 22, 2026 · House
Pub. Ch. 826 - May 11, 2026 · House
Transmitted to Governor for action. - May 7, 2026 · House
Signed by H. Speaker - May 6, 2026 · Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker - May 5, 2026 · House
Re-Enrolled and ready for signatures - May 4, 2026 · House
Effective date(s) 04/27/2026 - Apr 27, 2026 · House
Signed by Governor. - Apr 17, 2026 · House
Transmitted to Governor for action. - Apr 16, 2026 · House
Signed by H. Speaker - Apr 15, 2026 · House
Enrolled and ready for signatures - Apr 15, 2026 · Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker - Apr 13, 2026 · House
Subst. for comp. HB. - Apr 13, 2026 · House
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0883) - Apr 13, 2026 · House
Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - Apr 6, 2026 · House
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0887) - Apr 6, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 - Apr 6, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Apr 6, 2026 · House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House - Apr 2, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026 - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026 - Mar 25, 2026 · Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 - Mar 24, 2026 · House
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/25/2026 - Mar 24, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026 - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026 - Mar 17, 2026 · House
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026 - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026 - Jan 15, 2026 · Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee - Jan 14, 2026 · House
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Filed for introduction