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

SB 0647 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 9 and Title 71, relative to medical expenses.

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

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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 31, 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).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Public Funds and Financing - As introduced, creates the medical expense relief fund to assist the next of kin and the estate of a decedent who was enrolled in TennCare at the time of death with paying the decedent's medical debt and expenses; requires the department of human services to administer the fund and the awarding of grants. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 9 and Title 71.

Bill Text

Action History

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

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

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

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

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

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

  7. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/16/2025

  8. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

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

  11. Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/14/2025

  12. Action def. in Government Operations Committee to 4/14/2025

  13. Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/7/2025

  14. Action def. in Government Operations Committee to 4/7/2025

  15. Sponsor(s) Added.

  16. Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/31/2025

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

  18. Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee

  19. Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/25/2025

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

  21. Action def. in Health Committee to 3/25/2025

  22. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee

  23. Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/18/2025

  24. Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/12/2025

  25. P2C, ref. to Health Committee- Government Operations for Review

  26. Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee

  27. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee

  28. Intro., P1C.

  29. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  30. Filed for introduction

  31. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

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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 0647 do?
Public Funds and Financing - As introduced, creates the medical expense relief fund to assist the next of kin and the estate of a decedent who was enrolled in TennCare at the time of death with paying the decedent's medical debt and expenses; requires the department of human services to administer the fund and the awarding of grants. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 9 and Title 71.
Who sponsors SB 0647?
SB 0647 is sponsored by Crowe, Rusty (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0647?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 31, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Where can I track SB 0647?
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