Tennessee · Senate Bill 1016 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 5, relative to medicaid.

SB 1016 Sponsored by Heidi Campbell Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 31, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 6, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

TennCare - As introduced, removes the statutory provision that currently prohibits the governor from making a decision or obligating the state with regard to the expansion of optional enrollment in the medicaid program pursuant to the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act unless the governor is authorized to do so by joint resolution of the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5.

Every action

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

  1. SenateFiled for introduction
  2. SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
  3. CommitteePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee · Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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.