Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed Senate 8 R cosponsors

SB 0185 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, Chapter 5, relative to hospital reimbursement.

Last action — Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  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 15, 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

Advancing 38% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 8 sponsors

    1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (8 R).

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Summary

TennCare - As introduced, establishes TennCare minimum and maximum reimbursement rate levels for rural hospitals and requires that the reimbursement rate is based on the rural hospital's current federal fiscal year. - Amends TCA Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, Chapter 5.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. Sponsor(s) Added.

  4. Sponsor(s) Added.

  5. Sponsor(s) Added.

  6. P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee

  7. Assigned to s/c Tenncare Subcommittee

  8. Placed on s/c cal Tenncare Subcommittee for 3/18/2025

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

  10. Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/25/2025

  11. Action def. in Insurance Committee to 4/1/2025

  12. Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 4/1/2025

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

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

  15. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/9/2025

  16. Placed behind the budget

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

  18. Filed for introduction

  19. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  20. Sponsor(s) Added.

  21. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

  22. Sponsor(s) Added.

  23. Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/4/2025

  24. Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/4/2025

  25. Sponsor(s) Added.

  26. Sponsor(s) Added.

  27. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee

  28. Sponsor(s) Added.

  29. Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/26/2025

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

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

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

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

  34. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026

  35. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  36. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 125 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (125)

125 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0185 do?
TennCare - As introduced, establishes TennCare minimum and maximum reimbursement rate levels for rural hospitals and requires that the reimbursement rate is based on the rural hospital's current federal fiscal year. - Amends TCA Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, Chapter 5.
Who sponsors SB 0185?
SB 0185 is sponsored by Jackson, Ed (Republican), Crowe, Rusty (Republican), Hensley, Joey (Republican), Walley, Page (Republican), Reeves, Shane (Republican), Haile, Ferrell (Republican), Stevens, John (Republican), and Yager, Ken (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0185?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 15, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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