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Welfare Drug Testing Clears Tennessee Legislature

Members of the state House of Representatives voted 73-17 for Senate Bill 2580, which calls for testing welfare recipients who fail a psychiatric screening meant to find indicators of drug use. The measure now goes to Gov. Bill Haslam for his signature.

Members of the state House of Representatives voted 73-17 for Senate Bill 2580, which calls for testing welfare recipients who fail a psychiatric screening meant to find indicators of drug use. The measure now goes to Gov. Bill Haslam for his signature.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.