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HB0288 • 2026

State Government

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8, Chapter 34, Part 2; Title 52; Title 58, Chapter 7; Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 4; Title 68, Chapter 142, Part 1; Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2 and Title 69, Chapter 10, relative to governmental entities.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Lafferty, Jackson
Last action
2025-05-13
Official status
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 308
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Checked against official source text during the last sync.

Changes to Tennessee Governmental Entities and Laws

This bill modifies several governmental entities in Tennessee by adding or removing them from review laws and revising retirement incentives for certain Public Service Commission employees.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes the board for licensing health care facilities from a list of entities that will be reviewed on June 30, 2024.
  • Adds the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact to a list of entities that will be reviewed on June 30, 2026.
  • Adds the Tennessee child fatality prevention team to a list of entities that will be reviewed on June 30, 2026.
  • Removes the department of intellectual and developmental disabilities from a list of entities that will be reviewed on June 30, 2027.
  • Revises provisions related to retirement incentives for public service commission employees.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Governmental entities in Tennessee
  • Employees of the Public Service Commission

Terms To Know

Tennessee Governmental Entity Review Law
A law that reviews and manages governmental entities within Tennessee.
retirement incentive bonus plan
A program offering financial incentives for employees to retire early.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the exact impact on the entities being added or removed from review.
  • It is unclear how many public service commission employees will be affected by the retirement incentive changes.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Amendment 1-0 to HB0288

Plain English: This amendment changes several sections of Tennessee's laws related to medical licensure, child fatality prevention teams, and veterans services.

  • Removes subdivision (3) from Section 4-29-245(a), which likely relates to a specific entity or program.
  • Adds the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact and Tennessee Child Fatality Prevention Team as new subdivisions in Section 4-29-247(a).
  • Removes subdivision (19) from Section 4-29-248(a), which likely relates to a specific entity or program.
  • Deletes Sections 8-34-209, 58-7-102(b), and 58-7-109 related to veterans services.
  • The exact content of the removed subdivisions (3) and (19) is not provided in the amendment text.
  • Details about the specific entities or programs mentioned are not included, making it hard to understand their full impact.
Amendment 1-0 to SB0181

Plain English: This amendment changes several sections of Tennessee's laws related to medical licensure and veterans services.

  • Removes subdivision (3) from Section 4-29-245(a), which likely relates to a specific requirement or process.
  • Adds the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact to Section 4-29-247(a).
  • Adds the Tennessee child fatality prevention team to Section 4-29-247(a).
  • Removes subdivision (19) from Section 4-29-248(a), which likely relates to a specific requirement or process.
  • Deletes Section 8-34-209 entirely, removing its content and function.
  • Removes the review by the joint select committee on veterans services for appointments under Section 58-7-102(b).
  • Removes references to the joint select committee on veterans services from Section 58-7-109.
  • Deletes Section 68-11-267 entirely, removing its content and function.
  • The exact nature of the deleted sections or subdivisions is not specified in the amendment text, so their specific impacts are unclear without additional context.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 308

  2. 2025-05-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 05/02/2025

  3. 2025-05-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 308

  4. 2025-05-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2025-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2025-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2025-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2025-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  10. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0

  11. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0145)

  12. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  13. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  14. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  15. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0

  16. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0315)

  17. 2025-04-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025

  18. 2025-04-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025

  19. 2025-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025

  20. 2025-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  21. 2025-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 4/9/2025

  22. 2025-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee Ayes 6, Nays 0 PNV 0

  23. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/1/2025

  24. 2025-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/1/2025

  25. 2025-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  26. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/24/2025

  27. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2025

  28. 2025-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Government Operations Committee

  29. 2025-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/25/2025

  30. 2025-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/18/2025

  31. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  32. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  33. 2025-01-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  34. 2025-01-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  35. 2025-01-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

  36. 2025-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  37. 2025-01-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  38. 2025-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON APRIL 14, 2025, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1
AND PASSED SENATE BILL 181, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 makes the following revisions:



Removes the b
oard for licensing health care facilities
from the list of governmental entities terminated on
June 30, 2024
for purposes of the "
Tennessee Governmental Entity Review Law.
"



Adds the
Interstate Medical Licensure Compact
to the list of governmental entities terminated on
June 30, 202
6 for purposes of the "
Tennessee Governmental Entity Review Law.
"



Adds the
Tennessee child fatality prevention team
to the list of governmental entities terminated on
June 30, 202
6 for purposes of the "
Tennessee Governmental Entity Review Law.
"



Removes the d
epartment of intellectual and developmental disabilities

from the list of governmental entities terminated on June 30, 202
7
for purposes of the "Tennessee Governmental Entity Review Law."



Removes
the following present law provisions relative to the retirement incentive bonus for public service commission employees:



A provision requiring a
retirement incentive bonus plan
to
operate to benefit employees of the public service commission.

Employees of the commission eligible to participate in the plan
must
be current employees of the commission who are eligible to draw service or early service retirement benefits from the Tennessee consolidated retirement system on or before July 1, 1996.
However, these provisions do
not apply to
a
person included in the membership of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system
.



A provision requiring, in order to
be eligible to receive the bonus, the employee
to
terminate active state employment on or before July 1, 1996, and file an application for retirement on or before July 1, 1996.

In addition, the employee may not later be reemployed by the state except under
present law relative to permitted reemployment
.



A provision requiring the
bonus
to
be equal to $5,000, plus the longevity pay the employee would have received during the 1996-1997 fiscal year if the employee had continued to work for the public service commission. Payment to the employee
must
be made after July 1, 1996.

The bonus
must
not be included in determining the employee's average final compensation for retirement purposes, nor
must
it be subject to retirement contributions.



Removes an expired present law provision requiring a report on
methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA) be submitted to the general assembly
each year for three years beginning in 2008.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
SENATE BILL 181
By Roberts

HOUSE BILL 288
By Lafferty

HB0288
000369
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 8, Chapter 34, Part 2; Title 52; Title 58,
Chapter 7; Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 4; Title 68,
Chapter 142, Part 1; Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2
and Title 69, Chapter 10, relative to governmental
entities.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 58-7-102(b), is amended by deleting
"All appointments shall be subject to review by the joint select committee on veterans services
of the general assembly.".
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 58-7-109, is amended by deleting
"and the joint select committee on veterans services".
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.