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

SB 0139 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to healthcare.

Last action — Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health & Welfare Committee

  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.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 28% · moderate confidence

  • 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

Health, Dept. of - As introduced, requires hospitals that accept medicaid to inquire about a person's citizenship status and submit a quarterly report to the department on the number of hospital admissions and emergency department visits by persons lawfully and not lawfully present in the United States; requires the department to submit an annual report to the governor, speaker of the senate, and speaker of the house of representatives regarding the impact of uncompensated care for persons not lawfully present in the United States and other related information. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 68 and Title 71.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C held on desk pending appointment of Standing Committees

  4. Ref. to Health Committee- Government Operations for Review

  5. Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee

  6. Filed for introduction

  7. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

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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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

immigration healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0139 do?
Health, Dept. of - As introduced, requires hospitals that accept medicaid to inquire about a person's citizenship status and submit a quarterly report to the department on the number of hospital admissions and emergency department visits by persons lawfully and not lawfully present in the United States; requires the department to submit an annual report to the governor, speaker of the senate, and speaker of the house of representatives regarding the impact of uncompensated care for persons not lawfully present in the United States and other related information. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 68 and Title 71.
Who sponsors SB 0139?
SB 0139 is sponsored by Lowe, Adam (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0139?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 14, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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