Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 1388 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 4, relative to vocational services for persons with disabilities.

Last action — Effective date(s) 05/05/2025

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 22, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to establish a process by which management of a public property may submit formal complaints regarding the conduct or performance of a blind individual who has been licensed to operate a vending facility on such public property through the business enterprise program for the blind; makes other changes relative to such programs for disabled individuals. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 4.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/18/2025

  6. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  7. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025

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

  9. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025

  10. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2025

  11. Reset on cal. for 4/17/2025

  12. H. Placed on Regular Calendar 4/17/2025

  13. Comp. SB subst.

  14. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 402

  15. Filed for introduction

  16. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

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

  19. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  20. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025

  21. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0260)

  22. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  23. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  24. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  25. Subst. for comp. HB.

  26. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0201)

  27. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0356)

  28. Passed H., Ayes 75, Nays 18, PNV 1

  29. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  30. Signed by Senate Speaker

  31. Signed by H. Speaker

  32. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  33. Signed by Governor.

  34. Pub. Ch. 402

  35. Effective date(s) 05/05/2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (132)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1388 do?
Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to establish a process by which management of a public property may submit formal complaints regarding the conduct or performance of a blind individual who has been licensed to operate a vending facility on such public property through the business enterprise program for the blind; makes other changes relative to such programs for disabled individuals. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 4.
Who sponsors SB 1388?
SB 1388 is sponsored by Watson, Bo (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1388?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2025. Enacted.
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