# Tennessee SB 1388: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 4, relative to vocational services for persons with disabilities. Tennessee SB 1388, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 4, relative to vocational services for persons with disabilities., 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); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1388-2025-2026 - 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 1388 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 4, relative to vocational services for persons with disabilities. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2025-05-13, Effective date(s) 05/05/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Human Services, Dept. of - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (116 yes, 18 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Business funding for nonblind vending operators: benefit, medium. The department must fund approved business costs for eligible licensed nonblind operators with disabilities through their individualized employment plans. Covered costs include goods, services, starting stock, and regular business expenses. The department cannot use the blind operators’ program fun… - New complaint rules for vending operators: cost, low. The department must create complaint processes for public-property managers reporting vending operators’ conduct or performance. It must investigate complaints about licensed blind operators and eligible nonblind operators with disabilities. A confirmed complaint against a blind operator requires a… - New vending opportunities, blind operators first: mixed, medium. Tennessee’s Department of Human Services must create rules for training and licensing eligible residents with disabilities to run public-property vending facilities. Its rehabilitation division must find rehabilitation feasible, approve eligibility for services, and establish an individualized empl… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-17 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2025 | pass | 75 | 18 | | | 2025-04-07 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/7/2025 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2025-03-26 | Senate | SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (21) - 2025-05-13: Effective date(s) 05/05/2025 - 2025-05-13: Pub. Ch. 402 - 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) - 2025-04-17: Passed H., Ayes 75, Nays 18, PNV 1 (House) - 2025-04-17: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0356) (House) - 2025-04-17: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0201) (House) - 2025-04-17: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2025-04-09: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2025-04-07: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0260) (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/26/2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare 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/pc0402.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1066.pdf) - HA0201: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0201.pdf) - HA0356: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0356.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1388.pdf) - SA0260: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0260.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 1326: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative to property tax relief for elderly persons. (signed) - 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) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0402.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1066.pdf) - [HA0201 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0201.pdf) - [HA0356 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0356.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1388.pdf) - [SA0260 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0260.pdf) ## Related - [SB 1326: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1326-2025-2026) - [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) - [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-SB1388-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).