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type: "Bill"
title: "Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department of human services to submit a report to the general assembly no later than October 31, 2022, and annually thereafter with certain information regarding the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; prohibits the department from providing an exemption from the work requirement, as provided under federal law, to able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 71."
description: "Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department of human services to submit a report to the general assembly no later than October 31, 2022, and annually thereafter with certain information regarding the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; prohibits the department from providing an exemption from the work requirement, as provided under federal law, to able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 2071"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2071 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dept. of", "Human Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lamberth"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 49
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-01-27"
last_action: "2022-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d4432dc3-9762-43b5-abef-57ac2328c341"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2071&GA=112"
source_hash: "85a632d0c31b61ac838c51fdbf6f201aced47b3fe0fbca25c7909f2f7b3840cf"
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 2071 (112) — Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department of human services to submit a report to the general assembly no later than October 31, 2022, and annually thereafter with certain information regarding the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; prohibits the department from providing an exemption from the work requirement, as provided under federal law, to able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 71.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0853** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0853.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0913** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0913.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0872** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0872.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2071.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/30/2022 — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/18/2022 Passed (1) — **910** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/22/2022 (5) — **00** (pass) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 1 PNV 0 4/5/2022 Passed — **61** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/12/2022 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/6/2022 (4) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2022 4/14/2022 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/13/2022 Passed (1) — **276** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Johnson — primary (person)
- Lamberth — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-01-27** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-27** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-01-31** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-02-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2022-02-02** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-02** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-02** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/8/2022
- **2022-03-08** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-09** Action deferred in Senate Health & Welfare Committee to next calendar
- **2022-03-09** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-15** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-16** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/23/2022
- **2022-03-16** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-22** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-23** Action deferred in Senate Health & Welfare Committee to next calendar.
- **2022-03-23** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/30/2022
- **2022-03-30** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/5/2022
- **2022-03-30** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/6/2022
- **2022-03-30** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-30** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-05** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2022-04-06** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/12/2022
- **2022-04-06** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-11** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/13/2022
- **2022-04-12** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-04-13** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-13** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 6 `passage`
- **2022-04-13** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0872)
- **2022-04-13** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2022
- **2022-04-14** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-04-14** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2022
- **2022-04-18** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-18** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0913) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2022-04-18** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0853) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2022-04-18** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-04-18** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-04-18** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-19** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-04-19** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-04-19** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-04-21** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-05-03** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-06** Effective date(s) 05/03/2022
- **2022-05-06** Pub. Ch. 972
- **2022-05-06** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 972
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d4432dc3-9762-43b5-abef-57ac2328c341`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).