Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - As introduced, allows a student who was ineligible for the Tennessee HOPE scholarship as an entering freshman based on their high school grade point average or composite ACT score to regain their eligibility for the HOPE scholarship as a transfer student if the student meets certain requirements. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4.

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Chamber: Senate
Introduced: Jan 12, 2026
Last action: Apr 20, 2026 — Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
Session: 114
Momentum: 30 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

24.6% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 51%, measured from TN's completed sessions
Momentum -4 30/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 176 days quiet

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