HB 107 Tennessee House · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Welfare - As enacted, removes the requirement that a parent or caretaker enter a personal responsibility plan that requires a child to attend school and receive immunizations and health checks; removes certain requirements for a parent or caretaker regarding personal responsibility plans; removes a 20 percent reduction in temporary assistance payments for failure to comply with certain personal responsibility plan requirements. - Amends TCA Title 71.

HB 107 modifies Tennessee's welfare program by removing specific requirements from personal responsibility plans for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients. It eliminates the need for parents or caretakers to include school attendance, immunizations, and health checks for children in their plans, and removes a 20% payment reduction penalty for failing to meet other plan obligations. The bill directly affects parents or caretakers receiving TANF benefits, simplifying their compliance requirements. Key provisions now focus only on child support cooperation (with exceptions for "good cause") and work-related activities, without mandating school or health-related plan components. This change takes effect as of March 28, 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Signed Mar 28, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2025 · House Feb 24, 2025

How they voted

350
Passed
Total votes 35
Mar 10, 2025
D Democratic4
4 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican31
31 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
11
Committee
8
Mar 28, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 2
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/20/2025
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/18/2025
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/12/2025
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
Ref. to Health Committee
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of William Lamberth
William Lamberth
RRepublican
TN
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