# Tennessee HB 1443: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9; Title 33; Title 52; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to relief for caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease or related dementia.

Tennessee HB 1443, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9; Title 33; Title 52; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to relief for caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease or related dementia., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-18 (Effective date(s) 05/07/2026, 07/01/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 1443
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9; Title 33; Title 52; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to relief for caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease or related dementia.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-08-26
- Last action: 2026-05-18, Effective date(s) 05/07/2026, 07/01/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 59
- Subjects: Health Care
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 8 (200 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 5

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Grant amounts and covered care costs: benefit, high. Each caregiver can get up to $6,000 per fiscal year. Very low income households get first priority, then low income households. Covered costs include home safety changes, care equipment and technology, respite care, and needed medical supplies. Normal home repairs, like painting or plumbing, do not…
- Pilot caregiver grants for dementia care: benefit, high. The state runs a caregiver grant pilot from July 1, 2026 to December 31, 2027. One program serves all three grand divisions. The department gives grants to family caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s or related dementia to help pay eligible care costs.
- Rules and reporting for the program: benefit, low. The commissioner may set rules to run the caregiver grant program. The rules cover who can apply, how to apply, and how grants are paid. By January 15, 2028, the department must report to the legislature on program status, money received, and grants paid.
- Who can qualify for caregiver grants: mixed, high. The person you care for must need help with at least two daily tasks and live in a private home. They must have Alzheimer’s or related dementia, or a doctor’s written note of similar symptoms, and be your close relative. You must provide care and have unpaid eligible costs. For 2027, your adjusted…
- How the caregiver grant is funded: mixed, medium. The law creates a special fund for the grants. Money can come from the legislature and from gifts or donations. The treasurer invests the fund; interest stays in the fund and unused money rolls forward. Lawmakers state an intent to provide a one-time $200,000 in FY 2026–2027. Agencies cannot spend…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Rebecca K. Alexander (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Fred Atchley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jody Barrett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Charlie Baum (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Aftyn Behn (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Clark Boyd (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rush Bricken (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ed Butler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Karen D. Camper (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Kip Capley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michele Carringer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Ray Clemmons (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Vincent Dixie (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Clay Doggett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Eldridge (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeremy Faison (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Andrew Farmer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ron M. Gant (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Johnny Garrett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Gillespie (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ronnie Glynn (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Hale (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kirk Haston (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David B. Hawk (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Esther Helton-Haynes (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Caleb Hemmer (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Gary Hicks (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Hicks (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Timothy Hill (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dan Howell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Hurt (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Johnson
- Cosponsor: Kelly Keisling (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mary Littleton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Harold Love, Jr. (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Pat Marsh (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brock Martin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Greg Martin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Sam McKenzie (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Larry J. Miller (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Debra Moody (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jerome Moon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Justin J. Pearson (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Jason Powell (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Jay D. Reedy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Reeves
- Cosponsor: Michele Reneau (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Rudd (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Iris Rudder (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Johnny Shaw (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Paul Sherrell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Sparks (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bryan Terry (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Greg Vital (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: White
- Cosponsor: Ryan Williams (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dave Wright (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2026 | pass | 30 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 | pass | 92 | 3 |   |
| 2026-04-20 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-15 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-15 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-09 | House | HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE | pass | 12 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE | pass | 20 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | House | HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (49)

- 2026-05-18: Effective date(s) 05/07/2026, 07/01/2026
- 2026-05-18: Pub. Ch. 940
- 2026-05-07: Signed by Governor.
- 2026-05-06: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House)
- 2026-05-05: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2026-04-28: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House)
- 2026-04-22: Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA1083) (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0725) (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House)
- 2026-04-21: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-04-21: Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 3, PNV 0 (House)
- 2026-04-21: H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1194) (House)
- 2026-04-21: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0567) (House)
- 2026-04-16: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-15: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-15: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2026-04-15: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-15: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2026-04-15: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-08: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-24: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-03-18: Placed behind the budget (House)
- 2026-03-11: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-09: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-03-09: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2026-03-04: Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/9/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-02: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-03-02: Action def. in Government Operations Committee to 3/9/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-25: Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/2/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-19: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-02-17: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee (House)
- 2026-02-17: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-02-12: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-02-11: Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/17/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-11: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-02-11: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee (House)
- 2026-02-10: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-02-05: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-02-04: Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/11/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-03: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-01-14: Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-14: P2C, ref. to Health Committee - Government Operations for Review (House)
- 2026-01-13: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2025-08-26: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- HA0567, 2026-04-21: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0567.pdf)
- HA1194, 2026-04-21: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1194.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0940.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1443.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1443.pdf)
- SA0725: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0725.pdf)
- SA1083: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1083.pdf)

## Related bills

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- HB 1346: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relative to expunction of criminal records. (failed)
- 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)
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## Sources
- [HA0567 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0567.pdf)
- [HA1194 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1194.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0940.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1443.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1443.pdf)
- [SA0725 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0725.pdf)
- [SA1083 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1083.pdf)

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- [HB 1346: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1346-2025-2026)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1443-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).