Tennessee · House Bill 2649 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 30; Title 8, Chapter 50; Title 50 and Title 71, relative to state employee compensation.

HB 2649 Sponsored by Sam McKenzie Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 31, 2024
  2. In committee Feb 5, 2024
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Salaries and Benefits - As introduced, requires a full-time state employee's annual compensation to be sufficient to disqualify the employee for state supplemental benefit or public assistance programs, including, but not limited to, the temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) program, supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP), and TennCare program. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 30; Title 8, Chapter 50; Title 50 and Title 71.

Every action

6 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. CommitteeP2C, ref. to State Government Committee · House State Government Committee
  4. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee · House Public Service Subcommittee
  5. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/12/2024 · House Public Service Subcommittee
  6. HouseTaken off notice for cal in s/c Public Service Subcommittee of State Government Committee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.