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type: "Bill"
title: "Welfare - As enacted, makes certain investigative records of the department of human services confidential during the course of an investigation; establishes fines for certain offenses related to fraudulently obtaining food assistance; creates a families first community advisory board; requires the department of human services to establish a two-year pilot program that provides an optional alternative temporary assistance pathway for certain assistance recipients; enacts other related provisions. - Amends TCA Section 71-1-105; Section 71-3-104; Section 71-3-105; Section 71-3-120; Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 12 and Section 71-5-314."
description: "Welfare - As enacted, makes certain investigative records of the department of human services confidential during the course of an investigation; establishes fines for certain offenses related to fraudulently obtaining food assistance; creates a families first community advisory board; requires the department of human services to establish a two-year pilot program that provides an optional alternative temporary assistance pathway for certain assistance recipients; enacts other related provisions. - Amends TCA Section 71-1-105; Section 71-3-104; Section 71-3-105; Section 71-3-120; Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 12 and Section 71-5-314."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 751"
citation: "Tennessee SB 751 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Welfare"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lamberth"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 74
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2021-01-12"
last_action: "2021-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f4bc2bf4-1386-4578-9899-0e727e9a5d52"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0751&GA=112"
source_hash: "a40b33583cc8c5405025cb6b88708dce4590d05700f28fa41956011c3f12f1ad"
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 751 (112) — Welfare - As enacted, makes certain investigative records of the department of human services confidential during the course of an investigation; establishes fines for certain offenses related to fraudulently obtaining food assistance; creates a families first community advisory board; requires the department of human services to establish a two-year pilot program that provides an optional alternative temporary assistance pathway for certain assistance recipients; enacts other related provisions. - Amends TCA Section 71-1-105; Section 71-3-104; Section 71-3-105; Section 71-3-120; Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 12 and Section 71-5-314.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0090** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0090.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0103** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0103.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA0227** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0227.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0129** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0129.pdf)
5. **Amendment SA0162** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0162.pdf)
6. **Amendment SA0433** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0433.pdf)
7. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0751.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/22/2021 (5) — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/15/2021 4/8/2021 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/6/2021 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2021 Passed (1) — **920** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 3/17/2021 — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/31/2021 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/31/2021 Passed — **90** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 5/4/2021 Passed (1) — **320** (pass) · upper
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/24/2021 Passed — **90** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/9/2021 — **00** (fail) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 10, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/28/2021 Passed (2) — **100** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Johnson — primary (person)
- Lamberth — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-01-12** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-13** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-01-14** P2C, ref. to Health Committee -- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-01** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2021-02-25** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/2/2021
- **2021-03-02** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/9/2021
- **2021-03-03** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/9/2021
- **2021-03-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-09** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-17** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-17** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/22/2021
- **2021-03-17** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-18** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-22** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-22** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-23** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-24** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-24** Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
- **2021-03-25** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-31** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-03-31** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-31** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-06** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/8/2021
- **2021-04-08** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/15/2021
- **2021-04-13** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/20/2021
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2021
- **2021-04-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-04-15** Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-15** H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA0227) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-15** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0103) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-15** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0090) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-19** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-20** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-20** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/27/2021
- **2021-04-21** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/27/2021
- **2021-04-27** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-28** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 10, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-04-28** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-29** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-05-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-05-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 5/4/2021
- **2021-05-03** Senate Reset on calendar for 5/4/2021
- **2021-05-03** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - SA0433)
- **2021-05-03** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0162)
- **2021-05-03** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-05-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-05-04** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-05-04** Senate Amendment #1 withdrawn.
- **2021-05-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-05-06** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-05-11** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-13** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 515
- **2021-06-01** Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
- **2021-06-01** Pub. Ch. 515
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f4bc2bf4-1386-4578-9899-0e727e9a5d52`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).