# Tennessee SB 2051: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 4, relative to financial aid.

Tennessee SB 2051, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 4, relative to financial aid., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-04-20 (Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 2051
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 4, relative to financial aid.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-22
- Last action: 2026-04-20, Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: Scholarships and Financial Aid
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (9 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: Raumesh Akbari (Democrat), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rusty Crowe (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joey Hensley (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Adam Lowe (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2026-04-20: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2051.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2051.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2051.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2051.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2051-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).