HB 1344 Tennessee House · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Education, Higher - As enacted, authorizes, subject to appropriation, an institution of higher education to request to redirect the institution's capital outlay funds for purposes other than those set out in the 2022 appropriations act; makes related revisions. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 12; Title 49; Title 66 and Title 67.

HB 1344 amends Tennessee Code Section 49-7-112(e) to require the higher education commission to submit an annual report to the governor and specific legislative committees (education, commerce, and labor) by July 1, 2025, and each year after. This change modifies the commission's reporting obligations for higher education oversight. The bill title references a separate provision about redirecting capital outlay funds, but that text is not included in the provided bill document, so this summary focuses solely on the reporting amendment. The bill became law as Public Chapter 467.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Last action May 15, 2025
Floor votes · House Apr 17, 2025

How they voted

24–0
Passed
Total votes 24
Apr 17, 2025
D Democratic7
7 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican17
17 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
12
Committee
16
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025
lower
Apr 17, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (24-0)
house
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to Next Calendar
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2025
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2025
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/9/2025
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee to 3/26/2025
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Ref. to Education Committee
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Photo of William Lamberth
William Lamberth
RRepublican
TN
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