HB2421 • 2026

Welfare

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 71, relative to homelessness.

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Sponsor: Hakeem, Campbell
Last action: 2026-03-18
Official status: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify that people who are homeless or at risk will be directly affected by the bill's requirements.

Study on Homelessness in Tennessee

This bill requires TACIR to study homelessness and ways to reduce it, then report findings by January 31, 2027.

What This Bill Does

TACIR must conduct a study about homelessness in Tennessee.
The study will look at how to combat the rise of homelessness.
By January 31, 2027, TACIR has to give its report and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to certain committees and the librarian.

Who It Names or Affects

TACIR (the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations)
State lawmakers and staff

Terms To Know

TACIR: The Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, a group that studies issues between different levels of government.

Limits and Unknowns

It is not clear what specific actions will come from the study's findings.
The bill does not provide extra money for TACIR to do this work; they must use their existing budget.

Bill History

2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee
2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly
Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/18/2026
2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly
Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/18/2026
2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/17/2026
2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly
Intro., P1C.
2026-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly
Filed for introduction
2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly
Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

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Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 2656
By Campbell

HOUSE BILL 2421
By Hakeem
HB2421
012778
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and
Title 71, relative to homelessness.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 10, is amended by adding
the following as a new section:
The Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations (TACIR)
shall conduct a study on homelessness in this state and ways to combat the rise of
homelessness. On or before January 31, 2027, TACIR shall report its findings and
recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the chair of the committee of
the house of representatives having jurisdiction over matters pertaining to
homelessness, the chair of the health and welfare committee of the senate, and the
legislative librarian. It is the legislative intent that this study must be conducted from
TACIR's existing resources.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.