# Tennessee SB 0165: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 13, Chapter 26, relative to human resource agencies.

Tennessee SB 0165, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 13, Chapter 26, relative to human resource agencies., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-01-13 (Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 0165
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 13, Chapter 26, relative to human resource agencies.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-15
- Last action: 2026-01-13, Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Human Services, Dept. of
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (49 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

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-21 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/21/2025 | pass | 33 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-15 | Senate | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | SENATE STATE &amp; LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2026-01-13: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2025-04-21: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/21/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Recalled from Senate Calendar Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/7/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/1/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/1/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/25/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/18/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Action deferred in Senate State & Local Government Committee to 3/11/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/4/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/4/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/25/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0098.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0165.pdf)

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- SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (signed)
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## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0098.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0165.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0254-2025-2026)
- [SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0198-2025-2026)
- [HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2670-2025-2026)
- [HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2656-2025-2026)
- [HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2666-2025-2026)
- [HB 2631: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2631-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0165-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).
