TN HB 2430
died on adjournmentWelfare - 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
Quick answers
Did TN HB 2430 pass?
No. TN HB 2430 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-05): P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee - Government Operations for Review
What is TN HB 2430 about?
TN HB 2430 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “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.”.
Who sponsors TN HB 2430?
Farmer is the primary sponsor of TN HB 2430.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-04
- 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
2026-02-03
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-02-04
Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
sponsorship
2026-02-04
Sponsor change.
sponsorship
2026-02-04
Intro., P1C.
introduction
2026-02-05
Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee
referral-committee
2026-02-05
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee - Government Operations for Review
referral-committee
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Documents
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Votes
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Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 2021
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