# Tennessee HB 2097: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 15, relative to ambulances.

Tennessee HB 2097, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 15, relative to ambulances., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-05-27 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1123) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 2097
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 15, relative to ambulances.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Last action: 2026-05-27, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1123
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: TennCare
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (59 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Aftyn Behn (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Eldridge (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeremy Faison (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Hale (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Timothy Hill (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kelly Keisling (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William Lamberth (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lowell Russell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Paul Sherrell (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-16 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR &amp; RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-14 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 24 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-01 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-24 | House | HOUSE INSURANCE COMMITTEE | pass | 17 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | House | HOUSE TENNCARE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (28)

- 2026-05-27: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1123
- 2026-04-21: Comp. SB subst. (House)
- 2026-04-21: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-04-14: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-14: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-14: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2026-04-08: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-07: Action def. in Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/14/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-01: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/7/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-01: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2026-03-25: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-25: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-03-24: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-03-24: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/24/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-17: Action def. in Insurance Committee to 3/24/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/17/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-10: Action def. in Insurance Committee to 3/17/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-09: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-03-05: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-03-04: Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/10/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-03-03: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee (House)
- 2026-02-25: Placed on s/c cal Tenncare Subcommittee for 3/3/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-05: Assigned to s/c Tenncare Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-02-05: P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee (House)
- 2026-02-04: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1123.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB2097.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2097.pdf)

## Related bills

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- HB 2023: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the victims assistance assessment. (failed)
- HB 1967: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to leaving the scene of an accident. (failed)
- HB 1906: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 34, Part 6, relative to creditable service for a period of disability. (failed)
- HB 1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13, relative to zoning outside of municipal boundaries. (failed)
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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1123.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB2097.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2097.pdf)

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- [HB 1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1720-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2097-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).
