Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

SB 1654 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 4; Title 9; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 56 and Title 63, relative to funding oversight.

Last action — Effective date(s) 11/01/2026

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 09, 2026.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Auditing - As enacted, clarifies that, as of November 1, 2026, a non-governmental entity receiving in-kind funding from the state or a political subdivision of the state pursuant to the federal Public Health Service Act is eligible to qualify as a 340B entity, only if the entity is also a recipient of one or more state or federal grant awards that are subject to audit, reporting, and oversight requirements under state and federal law; authorizes the comptroller of the treasury and any state agency or political subdivision providing in-kind funding to verify eligibility and enforce compliance. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 4; Title 9; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 56 and Title 63.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 790

  2. Pub. Ch. 790

  3. Effective date(s) 11/01/2026

  4. Signed by Governor.

  5. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. Signed by H. Speaker

  7. Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. Comp. SB subst.

  10. Sponsor(s) Added.

  11. Subst. for comp. HB.

  12. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0830)

  13. Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 1, PNV 1

  14. Reset on next avail. cal.

  15. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026

  16. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  17. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026

  18. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0748)

  19. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0

  20. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  21. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026

  22. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  23. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/26/2026

  24. Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/24/2026

  25. Action def. in Insurance Committee to 3/24/2026

  26. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  27. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee

  28. Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/17/2026

  29. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  30. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/17/2026

  31. Action Def. in s/c Insurance Subcommittee to 3/11/2026

  32. Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  33. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/10/2026

  34. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/10/2026

  35. Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

  36. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/3/2026

  37. Ref. to Insurance Committee

  38. Assigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee

  39. Sponsor(s) Added.

  40. Sponsor(s) Added.

  41. P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  42. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

  43. Intro., P1C.

  44. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  45. Filed for introduction

  46. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 131 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (131)

131 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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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1654 do?
Auditing - As enacted, clarifies that, as of November 1, 2026, a non-governmental entity receiving in-kind funding from the state or a political subdivision of the state pursuant to the federal Public Health Service Act is eligible to qualify as a 340B entity, only if the entity is also a recipient of one or more state or federal grant awards that are subject to audit, reporting, and oversight requirements under state and federal law; authorizes the comptroller of the treasury and any state agency or political subdivision providing in-kind funding to verify eligibility and enforce compliance. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 4; Title 9; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 56 and Title 63.
Who sponsors SB 1654?
SB 1654 is sponsored by Gardenhire, Todd (Republican) and Crowe, Rusty (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1654?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.
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