Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 2 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 0898 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to maternal health.

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 February 04, 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 48% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (2 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Women - As introduced, creates a pilot program to be administered by the bureau of TennCare to provide pregnant TennCare recipients improved maternal health care through remote patient monitoring for maternal hypertension and maternal diabetes. - Amends TCA Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee- Government Operations for Review

  4. Assigned to s/c Tenncare Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Tenncare Subcommittee for 3/11/2025

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

  7. Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/19/2025

  8. Action def. in Insurance Committee to 3/26/2025

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

  10. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  19. Sponsor(s) Added.

  20. Sponsor(s) Added.

  21. Sponsor(s) Added.

  22. Filed for introduction

  23. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

  25. Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/11/2025

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

  27. Sponsor(s) Added.

  28. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 130 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (130)

130 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0898 do?
Women - As introduced, creates a pilot program to be administered by the bureau of TennCare to provide pregnant TennCare recipients improved maternal health care through remote patient monitoring for maternal hypertension and maternal diabetes. - Amends TCA Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
Who sponsors SB 0898?
SB 0898 is sponsored by Massey, Becky D. (Republican), Akbari, Raumesh (Democrat), and Yager, Ken (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0898?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 04, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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