# Tennessee SB 1389: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to healthcare providers.

Tennessee SB 1389, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to healthcare providers., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-04-24 (Sponsor(s) Added.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1389
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to healthcare providers.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2026-04-24, Sponsor(s) Added.
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 11
- Subjects: TennCare
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (161 yes, 44 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: Paul Bailey (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rusty Crowe (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joey Hensley (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Johnson
- Cosponsor: Mark Pody (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jessie Seal (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steve Southerland (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stevens
- Cosponsor: Page Walley (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ken Yager (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/23/2026 | pass | 27 | 5 |   |
| 2025-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 | pass | 66 | 23 |   |
| 2025-04-16 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/16/2025 | pass | 26 | 7 |   |
| 2025-04-16 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/16/2025 | pass | 26 | 7 |   |
| 2025-03-25 | Senate | SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-25 | Senate | SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 1 |   |

## Actions (31)

- 2026-04-24: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Conference Committee report adopted, Ayes 27, Nays 5 (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Conf. comm. appointed. (Reps. Carringer, Bulso, Reneau, Hulsey, Terry, B. Martin, Clemmons) (House)
- 2026-04-23: Conference Committee appointed (Watson, Bowling, Kyle) (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Senate refused to recede from its non-concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Conf. comm. appointed. (Rep. Carringer, Bulso, Renuea, Hulsey, Terry, B. Martin, Clemmons) (House)
- 2026-04-23: H. refused to recede from am. no. 1 (House)
- 2026-04-20: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: Senate refused to concur in amendment (Senate)
- 2026-04-17: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/20/2026 (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Re-refer to S. Cal Comm (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/22/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Passed H., as am., Ayes 66, Nays 23, PNV 3 (House)
- 2025-04-21: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0247) (House)
- 2025-04-21: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2025-04-21: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2025-04-16: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 7 (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0239) (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0238) (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/25/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/25/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/18/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/18/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- HA0247, 2025-04-21: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0247.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0638.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1389.pdf)
- SA0238: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0238.pdf)
- SA0239: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0239.pdf)

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- SB 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relative to expunction of criminal records. (signed)
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## Sources
- [HA0247 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0247.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0638.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1389.pdf)
- [SA0238 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0238.pdf)
- [SA0239 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0239.pdf)

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