Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee SB 2159
Education, Higher - As enacted, caps at $10 million per fiscal year the total amount of funds in the lottery for education account that may be transferred to the Tennessee Promise scholarship special reserve account. - Amends TCA Section 49-4-708.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Watson (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 18, 2026): Pub. Ch. 975
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2026 Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/30/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 24, 2026 Senate | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/24/2026 Passed (2) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/4/2026 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- May 18, 2026 · House
Pub. Ch. 975 - May 18, 2026 · House
Effective date(s) 05/13/2026 - May 13, 2026 · House
Signed by Governor. - May 5, 2026 · House
Transmitted to Governor for action. - May 1, 2026 · House
Signed by H. Speaker - Apr 23, 2026 · Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker - Apr 23, 2026 · House
Enrolled and ready for signatures - Apr 20, 2026 · House
Subst. for comp. HB. - Apr 20, 2026 · House
Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 - Apr 2, 2026 · House
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House - Mar 27, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/30/2026 - Mar 24, 2026 · House
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee - Mar 24, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Mar 17, 2026 · House
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 3/24/2026 - Mar 17, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/24/2026 - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/17/2026 - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee - Feb 26, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/4/2026 - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/4/2026 - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/25/2026 - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Filed for introduction - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration