HOUSE BILL 789 By Vital SENATE BILL 1151 By Crowe SB1151 001841 - 1 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 7 and Title 49, Chapter 4, relative to higher education. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-4-943(b)(4), is amended by deleting "no later than sixteen (16) months after completing high school". SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it, and applies to scholarships awarded for the 2025-2026 academic year and for each academic year thereafter.