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TN HB 2430

died on adjournment

Welfare - As introduced, requires the commissioner of human services to provide to the commissioner of correction an application for food assistance to be used by inmates in state correctional institutions prior to release; requires the application to contain an option for the inmate to indicate a denial to apply for food assistance and reasons for doing so; requires the commissioner of correction to supply the application to each inmate prior to release; requires reports to the general assembly on certain data collected from the applications and on the number of inmates leaving incarceration who are approved for food assistance. - Amends TCA Title 41 and Title 71.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Introduced
2026-02-04
Status date
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Latest action
2026-02-05 — P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee - Government Operations for Review
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Farmerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-03

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-02-04

    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

    sponsorship

  3. 2026-02-04

    Sponsor change.

    sponsorship

  4. 2026-02-04

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  5. 2026-02-05

    Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-02-05

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee - Government Operations for Review

    referral-committee

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Related bills

Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2430&ga=114

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