Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to establish a process by which management of a public property may submit formal complaints regarding the conduct or performance of a blind individual who has been licensed to operate a vending facility on such public property through the business enterprise program for the blind; makes other changes relative to such programs for disabled individuals. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 4.
SB 1388 requires Tennessee's Department of Human Services to establish a process for state entities (like public property managers) to formally complain about licensed blind vending facility managers operating under the Business Enterprise Program for the Blind. If a state entity submits three complaints within six months about a specific manager's conduct or performance, the department must assign a new manager to that location. This bill amends Tennessee law to create this specific complaint mechanism, directly affecting blind individuals licensed to operate vending facilities on public property through the state's vocational program for disabled individuals. It does not change eligibility for the program but adds a procedural step for resolving repeated issues.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 10, 2025
Signed May 5, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Apr 7, 2025 · House Apr 17, 2025
How they voted
37–0
Passed
Total votes 37
Apr 7, 2025
D
Democratic7
100% Yea
R
Republican30
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
8
Committee
3
Amendments
2
May 5, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0201)
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0356)
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 75, Nays 18, PNV 1
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0260)
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/26/2025
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bo Watson
RRepublican
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