# Tennessee HB 0843: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to designation as a critical access hospital. Tennessee HB 0843, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to designation as a critical access hospital., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-28 (Effective date(s) 04/11/2025) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0843-2025-2026 - 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 0843 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to designation as a critical access hospital. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-04-28, Effective date(s) 04/11/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (149 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - State help for Perry and Decatur hospitals: benefit, low. Effective upon becoming law, Tennessee recognizes Perry County Community Hospital in Linden and Decatur County General Hospital in Parsons as necessary healthcare providers. The law acknowledges that both served residents before January 1, 2006, and later closed. The Department of Health and Health… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Ron M. Gant (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Hurt (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brock Martin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jay D. Reedy (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-27 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/27/2025 | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2025-03-24 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-24 | House | FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/24/2025 | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2025-03-18 | House | HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE | pass | 17 | 0 | | | 2025-03-12 | House | HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (25) - 2025-04-28: Effective date(s) 04/11/2025 - 2025-04-28: Pub. Ch. 196 - 2025-04-11: Signed by Governor. - 2025-04-03: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2025-04-03: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-03-28: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2025-03-27: Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2025-03-24: Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2025-03-24: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-03-20: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-03-20: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/24/2025 (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025 (House) - 2025-03-18: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-12: Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/18/2025 (House) - 2025-03-12: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee (House) - 2025-03-11: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-03-05: Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/12/2025 (House) - 2025-02-10: Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-06: P2C, ref. to Health Committee (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/pc0196.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0843.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0843.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/pc0196.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0843.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0843.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-HB0843-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).