---
type: "Bill"
title: "Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, revises various provisions relative to public assistance. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 1, Part 1; Section 71-3-104; Section 71-3-105; Section 71-5-314 and Section 71-5-316."
description: "Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, revises various provisions relative to public assistance. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 1, Part 1; Section 71-3-104; Section 71-3-105; Section 71-5-314 and Section 71-5-316."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 2247"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2247 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Human Services", "Dept. of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hawk", "Norris"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 59
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-23"
last_action: "2018-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f2beea50-bdac-47eb-8dbc-7ee267fb1607"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2247&GA=110"
source_hash: "c9234ce637c2c481d72cdb866e495a25c89ec63fa5202e504531362dbcd7ad18"
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 2247 (110) — Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, revises various provisions relative to public assistance. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 1, Part 1; Section 71-3-104; Section 71-3-105; Section 71-5-314 and Section 71-5-316.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB2247.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/9/2018 PASSED (1) — **88–7** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 3 BY GOINS PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/9/2018 PASSED — **66–28** (fail) · 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 3/7/2018 Passed (2) — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/22/2018 PASSED (1) — **31–1** (fail) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 3 BY GOINS PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/4/2018 UNKNOWN — **41–42** (fail) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/13/2018 Passed — **9–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hawk — primary (person)
- Norris — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-23** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-24** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-01-25** P2C, ref. to Health Committee-- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2018-02-07** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/14/2018
- **2018-02-07** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-14** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/20/2018
- **2018-02-14** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-20** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-20** Action def. in Health Committee to 2/27/2018
- **2018-02-21** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-21** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/27/2018
- **2018-02-27** Action def. in Health Committee to 3/6/2018
- **2018-02-28** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/7/2018
- **2018-02-28** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/7/2018
- **2018-02-28** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/6/2018
- **2018-03-06** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-07** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/13/2018
- **2018-03-07** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2018-03-07** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-13** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-03-14** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-14** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/21/2018
- **2018-03-14** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-16** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/19/2018
- **2018-03-19** Senate Reset on calendar 3/22/18
- **2018-03-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/22/2018
- **2018-03-21** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 3/27/2018
- **2018-03-21** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-03-22** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 1 `passage`
- **2018-03-22** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0717)
- **2018-03-26** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2018-03-27** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-28** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/29/2018
- **2018-03-29** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/4/2018
- **2018-04-04** Reset on cal. for 4/9/2018
- **2018-04-04** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA1108) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2018-04-04** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0765) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2018-04-04** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-04-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-04** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-04-05** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/9/2018
- **2018-04-09** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 7, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2018-04-09** Am. tabled. `amendment-deferral`
- **2018-04-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-10** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-04-11** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-04-12** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-13** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-04-20** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-23** Pub. Ch. 789
- **2018-04-23** Effective date(s) 04/20/2018; 12/01/2018
- **2018-04-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 789

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f2beea50-bdac-47eb-8dbc-7ee267fb1607`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).