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type: "Bill"
title: "Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, increases, from three to four years, the duration of Tennessee opportunity pilot programs for which temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) program funds must be dedicated; extends, from 12 to 18 months, the length of time following the end of each federal fiscal year by which the department must spend all unobligated TANF program funds; makes other related revisions. - Amends TCA Section 71-5-1201; Section 71-5-1203 and Section 71-5-1204."
description: "Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, increases, from three to four years, the duration of Tennessee opportunity pilot programs for which temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) program funds must be dedicated; extends, from 12 to 18 months, the length of time following the end of each federal fiscal year by which the department must spend all unobligated TANF program funds; makes other related revisions. - Amends TCA Section 71-5-1201; Section 71-5-1203 and Section 71-5-1204."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 246"
citation: "Tennessee SB 246 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dept. of", "Human Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-19"
last_action: "2023-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/77128281-6aff-423a-b3d9-77de6695ee17"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0246&GA=113"
source_hash: "9a00891fa0aa1cf8836cec450f794114d859a602f7d09eb639f0bcb19b8b46e4"
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 246 (113) — Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, increases, from three to four years, the duration of Tennessee opportunity pilot programs for which temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) program funds must be dedicated; extends, from 12 to 18 months, the length of time following the end of each federal fiscal year by which the department must spend all unobligated TANF program funds; makes other related revisions. - Amends TCA Section 71-5-1201; Section 71-5-1203 and Section 71-5-1204.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0246.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/23/2023 Passed (1) — **330** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/6/2023 Passed (1) — **961** (pass) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/15/2023 Passed — **90** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Johnson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-19** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-20** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-21** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-08** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/15/2023
- **2023-02-15** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-02-21** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/23/2023
- **2023-02-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-02-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-23** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-02-27** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-03-06** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 1, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-06** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-03-07** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-03-08** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-13** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-28** Effective date(s) 03/21/2023
- **2023-03-28** Pub. Ch. 51
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/77128281-6aff-423a-b3d9-77de6695ee17`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).