TennesseeHB 0728114th General Assembly (2025-2026)HouseWALLET

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 5, relative to the nursing home assessment.

Sponsored By: Gary Hicks (Republican)

Became Law

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Nursing home assessment delayed one year

Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee moves all nursing home assessment dates forward by one year. All references to FY 2024-2025 now mean FY 2025-2026. Dates of July 1, 2024 change to July 1, 2025, and June 30, 2025 changes to June 30, 2026. Nursing homes pay the assessment in FY 2025-2026 instead of FY 2024-2025. The law does not change assessment rates or who is subject to the assessment.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Gary Hicks

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 146 • No: 0

House vote 4/14/2025

FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2025

Yes: 94 • No: 0

House vote 4/14/2025

HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE

Yes: 0 • No: 0

House vote 4/8/2025

HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE

Yes: 25 • No: 0

House vote 4/2/2025

HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE

Yes: 9 • No: 0

House vote 3/25/2025

HOUSE INSURANCE COMMITTEE

Yes: 14 • No: 0

House vote 3/18/2025

HOUSE TENNCARE SUBCOMMITTEE

Yes: 4 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Pub. Ch. 345

    5/8/2025
  2. Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

    5/8/2025
  3. Signed by Governor.

    5/2/2025
  4. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

    4/21/2025House
  5. Signed by Senate Speaker

    4/17/2025Senate
  6. Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

    4/15/2025House
  7. Signed by H. Speaker

    4/15/2025House
  8. Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 1

    4/14/2025House
  9. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

    4/14/2025House
  10. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

    4/14/2025Senate
  11. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

    4/14/2025Senate
  12. Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

    4/14/2025Senate
  13. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/14/2025

    4/10/2025House
  14. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025

    4/9/2025House
  15. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

    4/8/2025House
  16. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

    4/2/2025House
  17. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/8/2025

    4/2/2025House
  18. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

    3/26/2025House
  19. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025

    3/26/2025House
  20. Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

    3/25/2025House
  21. Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/25/2025

    3/19/2025House
  22. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee

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

    3/12/2025House
  24. Assigned to s/c Tenncare Subcommittee

    2/10/2025House
  25. P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee

    2/6/2025House

Bill Text

  • Enrolled / Public Chapter

  • Fiscal Note

  • Introduced

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