---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to make available and require educational materials on blood lead level testing for a pregnant woman who receives vouchers for the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71."
description: "Health, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to make available and require educational materials on blood lead level testing for a pregnant woman who receives vouchers for the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1255"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1255 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dept. of", "Health"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lamar"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 28
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-06"
last_action: "2026-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a575be6-d3df-42b8-9373-e5609402399e"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1255&ga=114"
source_hash: "14f92c2636b49900b5847a0c5b3b30c6a2eff253315fe6925bcc6938d409f1b0"
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 1255 (114) — Health, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to make available and require educational materials on blood lead level testing for a pregnant woman who receives vouchers for the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0943** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0943.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA1078** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1078.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0781** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0781.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0856** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0856.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1255.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/26/2026 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed (1) — **88–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/18/2026 Passed — **8–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lamar — 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 Health and Welfare Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-19** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/26/2025
- **2025-03-26** Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-11** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/17/2026
- **2026-03-17** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/18/2026
- **2026-03-17** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/18/2026
- **2026-03-18** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2026-03-24** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/26/2026
- **2026-03-24** Refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2026-03-24** Recalled from Senate Finance, Ways & Means
- **2026-03-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-26** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-26** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0781)
- **2026-03-26** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0856)
- **2026-03-30** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-21** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA1078) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0943) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-21** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-27** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-07** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-27** Effective date(s) 05/22/2026
- **2026-05-27** Pub. Ch. 1062

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9a575be6-d3df-42b8-9373-e5609402399e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).