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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, implements penalties for certain offenses for beneficiaries of the temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) program and food stamp program; removes an exemption from the TANF work requirement; removes the requirement that the TANF maximum payment standard must not increase when a caregiver relative becomes pregnant while receiving assistance. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 3, Part 1 and Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 3."
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description: "Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, implements penalties for certain offenses for beneficiaries of the temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) program and food stamp program; removes an exemption from the TANF work requirement; removes the requirement that the TANF maximum payment standard must not increase when a caregiver relative becomes pregnant while receiving assistance. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 3, Part 1 and Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 3."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "113"
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identifier: "SB 2078"
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citation: "Tennessee SB 2078 (113)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Dept. of", "Human Services"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 21
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2024-01-29"
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last_action: "2024-03-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/33b822b0-88e3-48e7-a31a-9603e47fcea5"
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source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2078&GA=113"
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source_hash: "948f3b89e0b9ce214b312417ffc5a286782c32c350cd7db6d0697269cc9e2b54"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
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---
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# Tennessee SB 2078 (113) — Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, implements penalties for certain offenses for beneficiaries of the temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) program and food stamp program; removes an exemption from the TANF work requirement; removes the requirement that the TANF maximum payment standard must not increase when a caregiver relative becomes pregnant while receiving assistance. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 3, Part 1 and Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 3.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2078.pdf)
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## Votes
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- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/4/2024 Failed — **58–32** (fail) · lower
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- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/14/2024 Passed (2) — **7–0** (pass) · upper
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- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 2/22/2024 Passed (1) — **26–6** (pass) · upper
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- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/4/2024 Passed (1) — **71–23** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Johnson — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-29** Filed for introduction `filing`
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- **2024-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2024-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee `passage`
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- **2024-02-01** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
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- **2024-02-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
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- **2024-02-07** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/14/2024
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- **2024-02-14** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
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- **2024-02-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/22/2024
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- **2024-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
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- **2024-02-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
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- **2024-02-22** Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 6 `passage`
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- **2024-02-26** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
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- **2024-03-04** Passed H., Ayes 71, Nays 23, PNV 0 `passage`
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- **2024-03-04** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
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- **2024-03-05** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-06** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-03-06** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-03-07** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2024-03-26** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
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- **2024-03-26** Pub. Ch. 570
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/33b822b0-88e3-48e7-a31a-9603e47fcea5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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