Welfare - As enacted, makes certain investigative records of the department of human services confidential during the course of an investigation; establishes fines for certain offenses related to fraudulently obtaining food assistance; creates a families first community advisory board; requires the department of human services to establish a two-year pilot program that provides an optional alternative temporary assistance pathway for certain assistance recipients; enacts other related provisions. - Amends TCA Section 71-1-105; Section 71-3-104; Section 71-3-105; Section 71-3-120; Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 12 and Section 71-5-314.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Signed May 25, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 4, 2021 · House Apr 15, 2021
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
May 4, 2021
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
74
Key actions
33
Committee
31
Amendments
3
May 25, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
May 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Apr 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/28/2021
upper
Apr 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 10, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Apr 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/28/2021
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/27/2021
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/27/2021
upper
Apr 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/21/2021
upper
Apr 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2021
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0090)
lower
Apr 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0103)
lower
Apr 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA0227)
lower
Apr 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2021
upper
Apr 13, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/20/2021
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/8/2021
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/6/2021
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/31/2021
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/31/2021
lower
Mar 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Mar 22, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/24/2021
upper
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/22/2021
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/17/2021
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/9/2021
lower
Mar 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/9/2021
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/2/2021
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 9, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
lower
Jan 14, 2021
Committee
P2C, ref. to Health Committee -- Government Operations for Review
lower
Jan 13, 2021
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
William Lamberth
RRepublican
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