# Tennessee SB 1239: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 37, relative to children. Tennessee SB 1239, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 37, relative to children., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Effective date(s) 05/05/2025, 07/01/2025) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1239-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee SB 1239 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 37, relative to children. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2025-05-13, Effective date(s) 05/05/2025, 07/01/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Children - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (130 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Task force to end child hunger: benefit, low. 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, SN… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeff Yarbro (Democrat), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-16 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 | pass | 92 | 0 | | | 2025-04-15 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/15/2025 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2025-04-01 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (25) - 2025-05-13: Effective date(s) 05/05/2025, 07/01/2025 - 2025-05-13: Pub. Ch. 397 - 2025-05-05: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-04-22: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2025-04-16: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0334) (House) - 2025-04-16: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2025-04-15: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0365) (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/11/2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0397.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1239.pdf) - HA0334: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0334.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1239.pdf) - SA0365: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0365.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relative to expunction of criminal records. (signed) - SB 1255: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to blood lead level testing. (signed) - SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (signed) - SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to low-income housing. (signed) - SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (signed) - SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0397.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1239.pdf) - [HA0334 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0334.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1239.pdf) - [SA0365 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0365.pdf) ## Related - [SB 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1232-2025-2026) - [SB 1255: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 6…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1255-2025-2026) - [SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0855-2025-2026) - [SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0539-2025-2026) - [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) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1239-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).