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SB0351 • 2026

Local Government, General

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12 and Title 13, relative to local government.

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Sponsor
Taylor, Gillespie
Last action
2025-04-10
Official status
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Local Government, General

ON APRIL 9, 2025, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 351, AS AMENDED.

What This Bill Does

  • ON APRIL 9, 2025, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 351, AS AMENDED.
  • AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, prohibit a county, incorporated city or town, metropolitan government, or an agency or unit thereof, or other political subdivision of this state from adopt ing or enforc ing an ordinance, resolution, regulation, code, requirement, or policy that has the purpose or effect of making a payment to an individual under a guaranteed income program.
  • As used in this amendment, a " guaranteed income program " (i) m eans a program under which an individual is issued an unconditional cash payment on a regular basis to be used for any purpose by the individual; and (ii) d oes not include a program under which an individual is required to seek reemployment, perform work, or attend work training as a condition of a cash payment .

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Amendments

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Amendment 1-0 to SB0351

Plain English: This amendment adds new rules about local governments in Tennessee and stops them from creating programs that give unconditional cash payments to individuals.

  • Defines 'guaranteed income program' as one where people get regular, unconditional cash payments without needing to work or attend training.
  • Prohibits local governments from making or enforcing laws that allow for guaranteed income programs.
  • The amendment does not specify what happens if a local government already has such a program in place before the law takes effect.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  2. 2025-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  3. 2025-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  4. 2025-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 4

  5. 2025-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0308)

  6. 2025-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2025

  7. 2025-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0

  8. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/1/2025

  9. 2025-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

  10. 2025-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  11. 2025-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  12. 2025-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  13. 2025-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  14. 2025-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  15. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

  16. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  17. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  18. 2025-01-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  19. 2025-01-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  20. 2025-01-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON APRIL 9, 2025, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 351, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, prohibit
a county, incorporated city or town, metropolitan government, or an agency or unit thereof, or other political subdivision of this state
from
adopt
ing
or enforc
ing
an ordinance, resolution, regulation, code, requirement, or policy that has the purpose or effect of making a payment to an individual under a guaranteed income program.
As used in this amendment, a "
guaranteed income program
" (i) m
eans a program under which an individual is issued an unconditional cash payment on a regular basis to be used for any purpose by the individual; and
(ii) d
oes not include a program under which an individual is required to seek reemployment, perform work, or attend work training as a condition of a cash payment
.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 337
By Crawford

SENATE BILL 351
By Taylor

SB0351
001932
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5;
Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12 and Title 13, relative
to local government.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5, Chapter 1, Part 1, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
In addition to any other duties prescribed to the county attorney by general law,
private act, or county ordinance, the county attorney shall consult with and advise
elected county officials, elected county officials' deputies, and elected county officials'
employees as to the proper application and enforcement of federal and state laws that
are pertinent to carrying out the duties of the county officials' respective offices.
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6, Chapter 54, Part 1, is amended by
adding the following language as a new, appropriately designated section:
In addition to any other duties prescribed to the city attorney by general law,
private act, or city ordinance, the city attorney shall consult with and advise elected city
officials, elected city officials' deputies, and elected city officials' employees as to the
proper application and enforcement of federal and state laws that are pertinent to
carrying out the duties of the city officials' respective offices.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.