Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

SB 1287: Welfare - As enacted, removes the requirement that a parent or caretaker enter a personal responsibility plan that requires a child to attend school and receive immunizations and health checks; removes certain requirements for a parent or caretaker regarding personal responsibility plans; removes a 20 percent reduction in temporary assistance payments for failure to comply with certain personal responsibility plan requirements. - Amends TCA Title 71.

In committee Last action April 4, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 81

Plain-language summary

SB 1287 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Welfare - As enacted, removes the requirement that a parent or caretaker enter a personal responsibility plan that requires a child to attend school and receive immunizations and health checks; removes certain requirements for a parent or caretaker regarding personal responsibility plans; removes a 20 percent reduction in temporary assistance payments for failure to comply with certain personal responsibility plan requirements. - Amends TCA Title 71. Primary sponsor: Johnson. Most recent recorded action (April 4, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 81.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Johnson.