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

SB 879: Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the commissioner to provide the commissioner of correction with a form application for food assistance for use by inmates who are preparing for release. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 3.

Enacted Last action May 27, 2026: Pub. Ch. 1060

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SB 879 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the commissioner to provide the commissioner of correction with a form application for food assistance for use by inmates who are preparing for release. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 3. Primary sponsor: Reeves. Most recent recorded action (May 27, 2026): Pub. Ch. 1060.

SB 879: Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the commissioner to provide the commissioner of correction with a form application for food assistance for use by inmates who are preparing for release. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 3.

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