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SB2656 • 2026

Welfare

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

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Sponsor
Campbell, Hakeem
Last action
2026-03-17
Official status
Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/18/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Study on Homelessness in Tennessee

This bill requires TACIR to study homelessness and ways to reduce it in Tennessee, 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 stop more people from becoming homeless.
  • By January 31, 2027, TACIR has to give the report to certain committees and the librarian.

Who It Names or Affects

  • TACIR (Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations)
  • The Senate Health and Welfare Committee
  • House of Representatives committee dealing with homelessness

Terms To Know

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

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not provide new funding for the study.
  • It is unclear what specific actions will come from the report's recommendations.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee

  2. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/18/2026

  3. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  4. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  5. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/18/2026

  6. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  7. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee

  8. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee

  9. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Health Committee

  10. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  11. 2026-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  12. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  13. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 2421
By Hakeem

SENATE BILL 2656
By Campbell
SB2656
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.