Tennessee Senate Bill 778 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-03-20 - Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health & Welfare Committee
Pending: Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As introduced, requires the department to obtain specific authorization from the general assembly before seeking, applying for, accepting, or renewing a waiver of work requirements established by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; prohibits the department from exercising the state's option to provide an exemption from the work requirements; requires the department to assign individuals who are subject to participation conditions to an appropriate employment and training program. - Amends TCA Title 71.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, relative to the food stamp program.

Sen. John Stevens [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-20	Senate	Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health & Welfare Committee
2024-03-13	Senate	Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/19/2024
2023-03-22	Senate	Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee
2023-03-15	Senate	Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/22/2023
2023-03-15	Senate	Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/22/2023
2023-03-08	Senate	Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/15/2023
2023-02-06	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
2023-02-02	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2023-01-30	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB0709 (Crossfiled) 2024-03-27 - Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0778&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0778.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/HB0709.pdf