AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 41 and Title 71, relative to food assistance for inmates.
- Introduced Jan 22, 2026
- Withdrawn
- Passed the Senate
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Welfare - As introduced, requires the commissioner of human services to provide to the commissioner of correction an application for food assistance to be used by inmates in state correctional institutions prior to release; requires the application to contain an option for the inmate to indicate a denial to apply for food assistance and reasons for doing so; requires the commissioner of correction to supply the…
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Welfare - As introduced, requires the commissioner of human services to provide to the commissioner of correction an application for food assistance to be used by inmates in state correctional institutions prior to release; requires the application to contain an option for the inmate to indicate a denial to apply for food assistance and reasons for doing so; requires the commissioner of correction to supply the application to each inmate prior to release; requires reports to the general assembly on certain data collected from the applications and on the number of inmates leaving incarceration who are approved for food assistance. - Amends TCA Title 41 and Title 71.
Every action
2 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- SenateFiled for introduction
- SenateWithdrawn.
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
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Shane ReevesR Primary sponsor · District 14
From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.