2025-2026 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB0479: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 58, Chapter 1, Part 2, relative to the "Tennessee National Guard Servicemember's Medical Readiness Act."
Legislative Summary
As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee National Guard Servicemember's Medical Readiness Act." - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 1, Part 2.
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Bill History
1/28/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/26/2025
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/5/2025
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/24/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed behind the budget
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0513)
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
4/22/2025
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Senate
4/22/2025
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0319)
Senate
4/22/2025
Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0
Senate
Amendments
HA0513
Amendment 1-0 to HB0479
4/17/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration
4/22/2025
33
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/21/2025
94
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/17/2025
27
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/17/2025
26
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
4/17/2025
11
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
3/5/2025
23
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
2/26/2025
5
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(4/21/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 21
Democrat: 4
Primary Sponsor
Gary Hicks
Republican
Co-Sponsors (24)
Lowell Russell
Republican
Jerome Moon
Republican
Paul Sherrell
Republican
Todd Warner
Republican
Jake McCalmon
Republican
Rick Eldridge
Republican
Jeremy Faison
Republican
Bryan Terry
Republican
Jay Reedy
Republican
Kirk Haston
Republican
Esther Helton-Haynes
Republican
Larry Miller
Democrat
Dave Wright
Republican
Elaine Davis
Republican
Mary Littleton
Republican
Antonio Parkinson
Democrat
Scott Cepicky
Republican
Johnny Shaw
Democrat
Clay Doggett
Republican
Pat Marsh
Republican
David Hawk
Republican
Mark White
Republican
Rebecca Alexander
Republican
Karen Camper
Democrat