Tennessee · House Bill 704 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38 and Title 71, relative to the medicaid fraud control division.

  1. Introduced Jan 26, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 1, 2023
  3. Withdrawn  
  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.

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - As enacted, expands the duties of the medicaid fraud control unit of the Tennessee bureau of investigation to include investigation of complaints of abuse, neglect and financial exploitation of medicaid recipients in any setting; allows the director of the Tennessee bureau of investigation to create new divisions within the bureau as necessary. - Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 71.

Every action

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

Show the 6 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. CommitteeP2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee · House Criminal Justice Committee
  4. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  5. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/21/2023 · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  6. CommitteeRec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee · House Criminal Justice Committee
  1. CommitteePlaced on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/28/2023 · House Criminal Justice Committee
  2. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  3. CommitteeRec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  4. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  5. CommitteePlaced on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/9/2023 · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  6. HouseH. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/13/2023
  7. HouseComp. SB subst.
  8. GovernorComp. became Pub. Ch. 88

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 1 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION · Full House

Passed 95–0
Mar 13, 2023 · journal entry
Yes 95 No 0 Not voting 2
Party not listed: 1 yes, 0 no Democrats: 22 yes, 0 no Republicans: 72 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 95

Not voting · 2

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 1 Republican.

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.