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

SB 385: Human Services, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department, on a monthly basis, to analyze electronic benefit card data to identify food assistance recipients who have made purchases out of state for 90 consecutive days or more, send written notice to the identified recipients to request proof of in-state residency, and remove any recipients who fail to provide proof of Tennessee residency or fail to respond within 30 days; prohibits the department from granting a homelessness exception to work requirements unless the department has verified that the recipient is a homeless individual based on certain proof. - Amends TCA Title 71.

Introduced Last action February 10, 2025: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

Plain-language summary

SB 385 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Human Services, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department, on a monthly basis, to analyze electronic benefit card data to identify food assistance recipients who have made purchases out of state for 90 consecutive days or more, send written notice to the identified recipients to request proof of in-state residency, and remove any recipients who fail to provide proof of Tennessee residency or fail to respond within 30 days; prohibits the department from granting a homelessness exception to work requirements unless the department has verified that the recipient is a homeless individual based on certain proof. - Amends TCA Title 71. Primary sponsor: Brent Taylor (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 10, 2025): Introduced, Passed on First Consideration.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Brent Taylor (Republican).