TennesseeSB 0110114th General Assembly (2025-2026)Senate

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33 and Title 52, relative to facilities for persons with disabilities.

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Signed by Governor

Disabled Persons

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Disability housing pilot expands with limits

Effective July 1, 2025, Tennessee’s residential-services pilot requires exactly three providers: one each in the western, middle, and eastern regions. The eastern provider must be a federally recognized tax-exempt nonprofit under section 501(c)(3). It must own an existing residential home and hold a department license to operate it. The home must sit on at least 26 acres in a county with 108,600–108,700 people. That population range uses the 2020 federal census or a later census. The acreage can include adjacent properties where adults live in existing independent-living, licensed assisted-care living, or licensed nursing-home communities. The eastern provider must offer residential services for no more than 60 additional adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It must also make additional homes available to adults of all abilities, equal to 25% of homes on the property. Every pilot bedroom must have a full bathroom inside, next to it, or across the hallway. The two earlier provider categories have an application window of July 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025. The eastern provider’s window runs from July 1, 2025, through March 31, 2026. The department must approve applications meeting the pilot’s eligibility and facility requirements within 30 days of receipt. Providers building facilities must finish by June 30, 2028, and all providers must meet licensing rules before accepting residents. The department need not report the eastern provider’s outcomes until its facility is operational.

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Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 137 • No: 0

House vote • 4/16/2025

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025

Yes: 95 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/24/2025

FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/24/2025

Yes: 33 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/19/2025

SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE

Yes: 9 • No: 0

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