# Tennessee SB 1178: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 52 and Title 71, relative to family caregiving. Tennessee SB 1178, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 52 and Title 71, relative to family caregiving., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-30 (Effective date(s) 04/11/2025, 07/01/2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1178-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee SB 1178 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 52 and Title 71, relative to family caregiving. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2025-04-30, Effective date(s) 04/11/2025, 07/01/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: Disability and Aging, Dept. Of - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (134 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Hiring protections for paid family caregivers: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee protects qualified family members seeking paid caregiving jobs through Medicaid-participating agencies. These protections cover long-term care and home- and community-based services for people with disabilities. State agencies and TennCare providers cannot block hi… - Family caregiver pay stays within benefit caps: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, family caregiver pay cannot exceed the care benefits allocated to the recipient in their person-centered plan. This covers long-term care and home- and community-based services for a person with a disability. The law sets no dollar amount or pay formula. It preserves existin… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Heidi Campbell (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Ferrell Haile (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tom Hatcher (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Becky D. Massey (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Reeves - Cosponsor: Jeff Yarbro (Democrat), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-31 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/31/2025 | pass | 94 | 0 | | | 2025-03-24 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/24/2025 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2025-03-12 | Senate | SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (24) - 2025-04-30: Effective date(s) 04/11/2025, 07/01/2025 - 2025-04-30: Pub. Ch. 182 - 2025-04-11: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-04-02: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2025-03-31: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0082) (House) - 2025-03-31: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2025-03-27: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2025-03-24: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0105) (Senate) - 2025-03-21: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/24/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/12/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/12/2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/5/2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0182.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0712.pdf) - HA0082: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0082.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1178.pdf) - SA0105: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0105.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0855: 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… (signed) - SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to low-income housing. (signed) - SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (signed) - SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (signed) - HB 2670: 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… (signed) - HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapte… (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0182.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0712.pdf) - [HA0082 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0082.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1178.pdf) - [SA0105 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0105.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0855-2025-2026) - [SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0539-2025-2026) - [SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0254-2025-2026) - [SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0198-2025-2026) - [HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2670-2025-2026) - [HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2656-2025-2026) - [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-SB1178-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).