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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 1062
SENATE BILL NO. 1255
By Lamar
Substituted for: House Bill No. 1369
By Chism, Camper
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71,
relative to blood lead level testing.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 1, Part 1, is amended by adding
the following as a new section:
The department of health shall make available and require educational materials on
blood lead level testing for a pregnant woman who receives vouchers for the special
supplemental food program for women, infants, and children. The department of health shall
also provide the woman educational information on specialized nutritional services,
education on how to mitigate lead in the body, and other existing wraparound services
tailored for people with elevated blood lead levels or lead poisoning.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
SENATE BILL NO. 1255
PASSED: April 21, 2026
RAND1 McNALLY
SPEAKER OF TlfE SENA TE
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CAMERON SEXTON, SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APPROVED this -::t;),,,d day of vV\a '--i 2026
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