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HB0517 • 2026

Hospitals and Health Care Facilities

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 33; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to health.

Healthcare
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Sponsor
Leatherwood, Taylor
Last action
2025-02-05
Official status
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on how this change will impact nursing home residents or staff.

Health Care Reporting Changes

This bill changes the deadline for submitting annual reports on nursing home inspections from February 1st to July 1st.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the date for submitting annual reports on nursing home inspections from February 1st to July 1st.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The executive director of the health facilities commission
  • Governor of Tennessee
  • House and Senate clerks

Terms To Know

Health Facilities Commission
A group that oversees hospitals, nursing homes, and other healthcare places in Tennessee.
Executive Director
The main leader of an organization who runs day-to-day operations.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify how the change will affect nursing home residents or staff.
  • It is unclear if this bill will pass and become a law.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

  2. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  4. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  5. 2025-01-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  6. 2025-01-29 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 666
By Taylor

HOUSE BILL 517
By Leatherwood

HB0517
002211
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 8; Title 33; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68
and Title 71, relative to health.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-11-819, is amended by deleting
the language "February 1" and substituting "July 1".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.