# Tennessee HB 2353: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 71, relative to welfare.

Tennessee HB 2353, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 71, relative to welfare., 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 2353
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 71, relative to welfare.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- 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: Welfare
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (37 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: Sabi 'Doc' Kumar (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-30 | House | HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-24 | House | HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE | pass | 20 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-18 | House | HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2026-04-15: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2026-04-08: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-08: Placed behind the budget (House)
- 2026-04-01: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-30: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-03-30: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/30/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-24: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee (House)
- 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/24/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-18: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee (House)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/18/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-26: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-02-25: Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-02-25: Ref. to Health Committee - Government Operations for Review (House)
- 2026-02-05: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. (House)
- 2026-02-04: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2198.pdf)
- HA0810: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0810.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2353.pdf)
- SA0974: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0974.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 2381: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 65 and Title 68, relative to utilities. (failed)
- HB 2309: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29 and Title 39, relative to criminal conduct. (failed)
- HB 2204: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 38, relative to compensation of law enforcement officers. (failed)
- HB 2223: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to fireworks. (failed)
- HB 2210: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 58 and Title 67, Chapter 4, relative to disaster response. (failed)
- HB 2091: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 9, relative to off-highway vehicles. (failed)

## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2198.pdf)
- [HA0810 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0810.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2353.pdf)
- [SA0974 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0974.pdf)

## Related
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- [HB 2210: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 58 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2210-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2353-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).