# Tennessee HB 2599: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 52, Chapter 8, Part 2, relative to respite care. Tennessee HB 2599, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 52, Chapter 8, Part 2, relative to respite care., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-04-15 (Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2599-2025-2026 - 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 2599 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 52, Chapter 8, Part 2, relative to respite care. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-03 - Last action: 2026-04-15, Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 60 - Subjects: Disability and Aging, Dept. Of - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (29 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: Rebecca K. Alexander (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Fred Atchley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jody Barrett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Charlie Baum (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rush Bricken (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Shaundelle Brooks (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Ed Butler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Karen D. Camper (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Kip Capley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michele Carringer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Scott Cepicky (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jesse Chism (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: John Ray Clemmons (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Tandy Darby (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rick Eldridge (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jeremy Faison (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bob Freeman (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Ron M. Gant (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Johnny Garrett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: John Gillespie (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ronnie Glynn (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Yusuf Hakeem (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Michael Hale (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Torrey C. Harris (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Kirk Haston (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David B. Hawk (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Esther Helton-Haynes (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Gary Hicks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Timothy Hill (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dan Howell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bud Hulsey (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Hurt (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Renea Jones (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kelly Keisling (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sabi 'Doc' Kumar (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mary Littleton (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Pat Marsh (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brock Martin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Greg Martin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sam McKenzie (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Larry J. Miller (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Bo Mitchell (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Debra Moody (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Antonio Parkinson (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Powers - Cosponsor: Jay D. Reedy (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tim Rudd (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Iris Rudder (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lowell Russell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rick Scarbrough (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Paul Sherrell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: William Slater (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mike Sparks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Stevens - Cosponsor: Bryan Terry (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Towns - Cosponsor: Greg Vital (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ryan Williams (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dave Wright (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-03 | House | HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (28) - 2026-04-15: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-04-09: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-08: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026 (House) - 2026-04-08: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-07: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-31: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed behind the budget (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-05: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2026-03-04: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-03: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-03-03: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-25: Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/3/2026 (House) - 2026-02-25: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-19: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-18: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee (House) - 2026-02-18: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-11: Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/18/2026 (House) - 2026-02-11: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-05: Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-05: P2C, ref. to Health Committee (House) - 2026-02-04: Sponsor(s) withdrawn. (House) - 2026-02-04: Sponsor change. (House) - 2026-02-04: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-02-03: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2559.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2599.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 2631: 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,… (failed) - HB 2649: AN ACT to amend Chapter 84 of the Private Acts of 1991; as amended by Chapter 162 of the Private Acts of 1994; Chapter 140 of the Private Acts of 1996; Chapter… (signed) - HB 2541: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 4, relative to the prevailing wage rate. (signed) - HB 2542: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 50-7-303, relative to suitable work requirements. 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(signed) ## Sources - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2559.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2599.pdf) ## Related - [HB 2631: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2631-2025-2026) - [HB 2649: AN ACT to amend Chapter 84 of the Private Acts of 1991; as amended by Chapter 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2649-2025-2026) - [HB 2541: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 4, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2541-2025-2026) - [HB 2542: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 50-7-303, relative to suitabl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2542-2025-2026) - [HB 2533: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 5, Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2533-2025-2026) - [HB 2502: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 38; Title 39; Title 45…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2502-2025-2026) - [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-HB2599-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).