Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed Senate 1 R cosponsors

SB 0138 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68 and Title 71, relative to TennCare.

Last action — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 14, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Stalled 28% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

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Summary

TennCare - As introduced, requires the bureau to reimburse a public or private air ambulance service that bills for transports and has a base of operations in this state that provides a covered emergency or nonemergency service to a TennCare recipient at a rate not less than 67.5 percent of the federal medicare program's allowable charge for participating providers. - Amends TCA Title 68 and Title 71.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee

  2. Sponsor(s) Added.

  3. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2025

  4. Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025

  5. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025

  6. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

  7. Placed behind the budget

  8. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025

  9. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  10. Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  11. Sponsor(s) Added.

  12. Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/12/2025

  13. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee

  14. Placed on s/c cal Tenncare Subcommittee for 3/4/2025

  15. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  16. Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/12/2025

  17. Assigned to s/c Tenncare Subcommittee

  18. P2C held on desk pending appointment of Standing Committees

  19. Ref. to Insurance Committee

  20. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health & Welfare Committee

  21. Intro., P1C.

  22. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  23. Filed for introduction

  24. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (132)

132 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0138 do?
TennCare - As introduced, requires the bureau to reimburse a public or private air ambulance service that bills for transports and has a base of operations in this state that provides a covered emergency or nonemergency service to a TennCare recipient at a rate not less than 67.5 percent of the federal medicare program's allowable charge for participating providers. - Amends TCA Title 68 and Title 71.
Who sponsors SB 0138?
SB 0138 is sponsored by Bailey, Paul (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0138?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 14, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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