# Tennessee HB 0782: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, relative to TennCare. Tennessee HB 0782, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, relative to TennCare., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-27 (Effective date(s) 05/21/2025) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0782-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 0782 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, relative to TennCare. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-05-27, Effective date(s) 05/21/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: TennCare - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (193 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More care options for Tennessee seniors: benefit, medium. The law allows TennCare to approve one additional Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) pilot. It must serve a Tennessee grand division that had no PACE program in 2024. PACE combines medical and long-term care for frail older adults who need nursing-home-level care and meet federal… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Caleb Hemmer (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Bryan Terry (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/22/2025 | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2025-04-21 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 | pass | 86 | 0 | | | 2025-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2025-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2025-03-31 | House | HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2025-03-25 | House | HOUSE INSURANCE COMMITTEE | pass | 17 | 0 | | | 2025-03-18 | House | HOUSE TENNCARE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 4 | 0 | | ## Actions (33) - 2025-05-27: Effective date(s) 05/21/2025 - 2025-05-27: Pub. Ch. 502 - 2025-05-21: Signed by Governor. - 2025-05-09: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2025-05-08: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-04-28: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2025-04-22: Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2025-04-21: Passed H., Ayes 86, Nays 0, PNV 1 (House) - 2025-04-17: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/21/2025 (House) - 2025-04-17: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025 (House) - 2025-04-17: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-04-17: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-17: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2025-04-16: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025 (House) - 2025-04-09: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025 (House) - 2025-04-09: Placed behind the budget (House) - 2025-04-02: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/9/2025 (House) - 2025-04-02: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-31: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2025-03-26: Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/31/2025 (House) - 2025-03-25: Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/25/2025 (House) - 2025-03-18: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee (House) - 2025-03-12: Placed on s/c cal Tenncare Subcommittee for 3/18/2025 (House) - 2025-02-12: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-02-10: Assigned to s/c Tenncare Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-06: P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee- Government Operations for Review (House) - 2025-02-05: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-02-04: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0502.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0782.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0782.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (failed) - HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (failed) - HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed) - SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed) - SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 204 of the Private Acts of 1990; and an… (failed) - SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0502.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0782.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0782.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0794-2025-2026) - [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026) - [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026) - [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026) - [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026) - [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0782-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).