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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Children - As enacted, enacts the \"End Childhood Hunger Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37."
+description: "Children - As enacted, enacts the \"End Childhood Hunger Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "114"
+identifier: "SB 1239"
+citation: "Tennessee SB 1239 (114)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Children"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Jackson"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 25
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2025-02-06"
+last_action: "2025-05-13"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1604ee24-c7d5-4b7a-bd75-3039d8c5b43e"
+source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1239&ga=114"
+source_hash: "07ebec0747519fd88ee25961e762e5f3d111cd100a4f50d97a29c8a22a309bd6"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee SB 1239 (114) — Children - As enacted, enacts the "End Childhood Hunger Act." - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Amendment HA0334** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0334.pdf)
+2. **Amendment SA0365** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0365.pdf)
+3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1239.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/15/2025 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
+- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/1/2025 Passed — **7–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Jackson — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-02-06** Filed for introduction `filing`
+- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-05** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/11/2025
+- **2025-03-11** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025
+- **2025-03-26** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025
+- **2025-03-31** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025
+- **2025-03-31** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025
+- **2025-04-01** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
+- **2025-04-11** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025
+- **2025-04-14** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025
+- **2025-04-15** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
+- **2025-04-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
+- **2025-04-15** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2025-04-15** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0365)
+- **2025-04-16** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
+- **2025-04-16** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0334) `amendment-withdrawal`
+- **2025-04-16** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
+- **2025-04-22** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
+- **2025-04-22** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
+- **2025-04-22** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
+- **2025-04-23** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-05-05** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2025-05-13** Effective date(s) 05/05/2025, 07/01/2025
+- **2025-05-13** Pub. Ch. 397
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1604ee24-c7d5-4b7a-bd75-3039d8c5b43e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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