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Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

SB 2051: Scholarships and Financial Aid - As introduced, adds Western Governors University as an educational institution at which an active member of a federally recognized unit of the Tennessee national guard may receive tuition reimbursement through the Tennessee Support, Training, and Renewing Opportunity for National Guardsmen (STRONG) Act of 2017. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 2051 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 22, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Scholarships and Financial Aid - As introduced, adds Western Governors University as an educational institution at which an active member of a federally recognized unit of the Tennessee national guard may receive tuition reimbursement through the Tennessee Support, Training, and Renewing Opportunity for National Guardsmen (STRONG) Act of 2017. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4. Primary sponsor: Powers. Most recent recorded action (April 20, 2026): Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
PowersPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
  2. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026
  3. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
  4. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  5. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2026
  6. Sponsor(s) Added.
  7. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
  8. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
  9. Filed for introduction

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source