HB 876 Tennessee House · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

State Employees - As enacted, clarifies that full-time employees of the general assembly are eligible for a waiver of tuition and fees for purposes of continuing education for more than one course at a time if the employees work more hours each week than typically required of full-time employment for at least four weeks per year. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 50.

HB 876 clarifies that full-time employees of Tennessee's General Assembly (like legislative staff) can receive tuition and fee waivers for multiple continuing education courses at once, not just one course. This applies only to employees who regularly work more hours than standard full-time schedules for at least four weeks each year. The bill amends Tennessee law to remove a previous restriction, making it easier for these employees to pursue ongoing education while working extra hours. It directly affects legislative staff who meet the specific hours requirement, providing a clearer pathway to educational benefits.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2025 Last action Apr 8, 2025
Floor votes · House Mar 24, 2025

How they voted

1010
Passed
Total votes 101
Mar 24, 2025
D Democratic22
22 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican79
79 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Mar 24, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (101-0)
house
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/19/2025
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
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Photo of Mark White
Mark White
RRepublican
TN
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