Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed House 13 R cosponsors

HB 1236 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, relative to the food stamp program.

Last action — Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 06, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 58% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 15 sponsors

    1 primary, 14 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (13 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Human Resources, Department of - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Health SNAP Act," which requires the department to submit a request for a waiver from the United States department of agriculture's food and nutrition service to seek authorization to prohibit the use of SNAP benefits for the purchase of candy and soft drinks. - Amends TCA Title 71.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee

  4. Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/19/2025

  5. Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/26/2025

  6. Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/26/2025

  7. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health & Welfare

  8. Filed for introduction

  9. Intro., P1C.

  10. P2C, ref. to Health Committee

  11. Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee

  12. Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/19/2025

  13. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee

  14. Sponsor(s) Added.

  15. Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/4/2025

  16. Sponsor(s) Added.

  17. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  18. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/6/2025

  19. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/10/2025

  20. Sponsor(s) Added.

  21. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0034)

  22. Passed H., as am., Ayes 69, Nays 23, PNV 1

  23. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  24. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 14 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (14)

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1236 do?
Human Resources, Department of - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Health SNAP Act," which requires the department to submit a request for a waiver from the United States department of agriculture's food and nutrition service to seek authorization to prohibit the use of SNAP benefits for the purchase of candy and soft drinks. - Amends TCA Title 71.
Who sponsors HB 1236?
HB 1236 is sponsored by Martin B, Burkhart, Zachary, Jason (Republican), Powers, Dennis (Republican), Capley, Kip (Republican), McCalmon, Jake (Republican), Davis, Elaine (Republican), Sparks, Mike (Republican), Reeves, Lee (Republican), Sherrell, Paul (Republican), Butler, Ed (Republican), Cepicky, Scott (Republican), Hawk, David B. (Republican), Cochran, Mark (Republican), and Howell, Dan (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1236?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 06, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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