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Committee advances six bills, rolls one; higher education hearings follow
Summary
The Finance, Ways and Means Committee moved six bills to Calendar and Rules (mostly unanimously), rolled one bill for a week and then heard higher education budget presentations from THEC, TBR, UT and the six LGIs on March 18, 2025.
The Finance, Ways and Means Committee met March 18, 2025, and forwarded six bills to Calendar and Rules, rolled one bill for a week and completed those votes before beginning higher education budget hearings.
The committee took up seven calendar items. Most votes were unanimous or near-unanimous; recorded tallies were read aloud by the clerk after each roll call. The committee then convened the higher education budget presentations from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC), the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR), the University of Tennessee system and the six locally governed institutions (LGIs).
Votes at a glance
- House Bill 4 21 (Speaker Pro Tempore Marsh): Changes continuing-education requirements for utility board members, reducing a second-cycle requirement from 12 hours to 6 hours and adding a path to reinstatement for commissioners removed for noncompliance. Vote: 22 ayes, 0 noes. Outcome: moved to Calendar and…
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