2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

SB0871: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 33; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to health care.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, directs TACIR to conduct a study and prepare a report on recommendations on the continuum of care in this state and how the continuum of care can be improved; requires the study and report to survey the continuum of care in other states and compare such care to the continuum of care in this state; requires TACIR to submit the report on or before January 1, 2026, to each member of the general assembly and the legislative librarian; permits the report to be submitted electronically. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

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Bill History

2/5/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
2/10/2025
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
2/12/2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Senate
3/5/2025
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/12/2025
Senate
3/12/2025
Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/19/2025
Senate
3/12/2025
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/19/2025
Senate
3/19/2025
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
Senate
3/25/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/27/2025
Senate
3/27/2025
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0159)
Senate
3/27/2025
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0
Senate
3/27/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate
3/27/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
Senate
3/28/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
Senate
3/31/2025
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Subst. for comp. HB.
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0035)
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
House of Representatives

Amendments

SA0159

Amendment 1-0 to SB0871

3/20/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/21/2025
94
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration
3/27/2025
32
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
3/19/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/27/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/6/20258.4 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/5/20258.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/26/2025113.8 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/9/2025116.7 KB