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SB0834 • 2026

Tennessee Higher Education Commission

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9 and Title 49, relative to land grant institutions.

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Sponsor
Akbari, Love
Last action
2025-03-19
Official status
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide details on how the report will be used or what actions should follow its submission.

Tennessee Higher Education Commission Report on Land Grant Institutions

This bill requires the Tennessee Higher Education Commission to create and submit a report detailing state funding for land grant institutions from 1987 to 2020.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, in consultation with the Department of Finance and Administration, to submit a report on state appropriations given to each land grant institution in Tennessee from 1987 to 2020, on a per pupil basis, by December 31, 2025.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Tennessee Higher Education Commission
  • Land grant institutions in Tennessee
  • Members of the General Assembly

Terms To Know

land grant institution
A college or university that receives federal land-grant support for the purposes of making higher education more accessible and affordable.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what actions should be taken based on the report.
  • It is unclear how the information in the report will be used after it is submitted.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Taken off notice for cal in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee of Education Committee

  2. 2026-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 1/21/2026

  3. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

  4. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025

  5. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee to First Calendar of 2026

  6. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/12/2025

  7. 2025-02-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  8. 2025-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee

  9. 2025-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Education Committee

  10. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  11. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  12. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  13. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  14. 2025-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  15. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 673
By Love

SENATE BILL 834
By Akbari

SB0834
000569
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9 and
Title 49, relative to land grant institutions.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1.
The Tennessee higher education commission, in consultation with the
department of finance and administration, shall create and submit a report to the
members of the general assembly detailing the state appropriations made to each land
grant institution in this state from 1987 to 2020, on a per pupil basis. The report must be
submitted to the members of the general assembly by December 31, 2025.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.