Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed Senate 2 R cosponsors

SB 2193 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 14, relative to federal workforce Pell grants.

Last action — Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 02, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 30% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

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Summary

Labor and Workforce Development, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the governor to approve all eligible workforce training programs for the purposes of federal workforce Pell grants and coordinate approval of eligible workforce training programs with other state and federal workforce programs to avoid duplicative payments for the same student costs that are covered by federal workforce Pell grants. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 14.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  6. Action Def. in s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee to 3/18/2026

  7. Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  8. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee

  9. Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/25/2026

  10. Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  11. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  12. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  13. Sponsor(s) Added.

  14. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways and Means Committee

  15. Filed for introduction

  16. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  17. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

  18. Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2026

  19. Sponsor(s) Added.

  20. Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/10/2026

  21. Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/10/2026

  22. Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/17/2026

  23. Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/7/2026

  24. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  25. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026

  26. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  27. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 131 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (131)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2193 do?
Labor and Workforce Development, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the governor to approve all eligible workforce training programs for the purposes of federal workforce Pell grants and coordinate approval of eligible workforce training programs with other state and federal workforce programs to avoid duplicative payments for the same student costs that are covered by federal workforce Pell grants. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 14.
Who sponsors SB 2193?
SB 2193 is sponsored by Taylor, Brent (Republican) and Stevens, John (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 2193?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 02, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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