# Tennessee HB 2617: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 14, relative to federal workforce Pell grants.

Tennessee HB 2617, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 14, relative to federal workforce Pell grants., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-04-15 (Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways and Means Committee) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 2617
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 14, relative to federal workforce Pell grants.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-03
- Last action: 2026-04-15, Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways and Means Committee
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Labor and Workforce Development, Dept. of
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (25 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Kip Capley (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-25 | House | HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE | pass | 18 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-18 | House | HOUSE BANKING AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-04-15: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways and Means Committee (House)
- 2026-04-14: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-04-08: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-08: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-03-25: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/25/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-18: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee (House)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Action Def. in s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee to 3/18/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-05: Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-02-05: P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee (House)
- 2026-02-04: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2026-02-03: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2193.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2617.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2193.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2617.pdf)

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- [HB 2533: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 5, Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2533-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2617-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).