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TennesseeSB 1239114th General Assembly (2025-2026)SenateWALLET

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 37, relative to children.

Sponsored By: Ed Jackson (Republican)

Became Law

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Task force to end child hunger

The law creates the Tennessee Task Force to End Childhood Hunger. It has 14 unpaid members led by the human services commissioner and must meet at least every three months, starting by July 1, 2025. The task force builds a plan to increase affordable, high-quality food for kids, coordinate TANF, SNAP, and summer meals, partner with nonprofits, and fix EBT theft and fraud problems. It must send findings, a full plan, and any bill ideas to the General Assembly by July 1, 2026, then it ends. This advisory group does not change SNAP or TANF benefits today.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Ed Jackson

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Paul Rose

    Republican • Senate

  • Jeff Yarbro

    Democrat • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 130 • No: 0

House vote • 4/16/2025

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025

Yes: 92 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/15/2025

FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/15/2025

Yes: 31 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/1/2025

SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

Yes: 7 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Pub. Ch. 397

    5/13/2025

  2. Effective date(s) 05/05/2025, 07/01/2025

    5/13/2025

  3. Signed by Governor.

    5/5/2025Senate

  4. Transmitted to Governor for action.

    4/23/2025Senate

  5. Enrolled and ready for signatures

    4/22/2025Senate

  6. Signed by Senate Speaker

    4/22/2025Senate

  7. Signed by H. Speaker

    4/22/2025House

  8. Subst. for comp. HB.

    4/16/2025House

  9. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0334)

    4/16/2025House

  10. Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0

    4/16/2025House

  11. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0365)

    4/15/2025Senate

  12. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0

    4/15/2025Senate

  13. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    4/15/2025Senate

  14. Sponsor(s) Added.

    4/15/2025Senate

  15. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025

    4/14/2025Senate

  16. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025

    4/11/2025Senate

  17. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0

    4/1/2025Senate

  18. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025

    3/31/2025Senate

  19. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025

    3/31/2025Senate

  20. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025

    3/26/2025Senate

  21. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025

    3/11/2025Senate

  22. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/11/2025

    3/5/2025Senate

  23. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

    2/12/2025Senate

  24. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    2/10/2025Senate

  25. Filed for introduction

    2/6/2025Senate

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