Tennessee · House Bill 1985 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 71-5-148, relative to the health care safety net for uninsured.

  1. Introduced Jan 23, 2024
  2. In committee Jan 25, 2024
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Health Care - As introduced, expresses the intent that the department of finance and administration, in coordination with the departments of health and mental health and substance abuse services, give priority to efforts that facilitate the expansion of a health care safety net to the uninsured that also supports federally designated rural health clinics using a sliding fee scale payment model. - Amends TCA Section 71-5-148.

Every action

10 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. CommitteeP2C, ref. to Insurance Subcommittee · House Insurance Subcommittee
  4. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee · House Insurance Subcommittee
  5. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 2/13/2024 · House Insurance Subcommittee
  6. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  7. HouseAction Def. in s/c Insurance Subcommittee to 2/20/2024
  8. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  9. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 2/20/2024 · House Insurance Subcommittee
  10. HouseTaken off notice for cal in s/c Insurance Subcommittee of Insurance Committee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 3 Republicans.

All 3 cosponsors

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.