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HB0728 • 2026

TennCare

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 5, relative to the nursing home assessment.

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Sponsor
Hicks G, Reeves
Last action
2025-05-08
Official status
Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details on how the fee is calculated or its amount.

TennCare Nursing Home Assessment Extension

This bill extends a nursing home assessment fee until June 30, 2026.

What This Bill Does

  • Extends the nursing home annual assessment fee to June 30, 2026.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Nursing homes that are required to pay an annual assessment fee.
  • The state government and its agencies responsible for managing nursing home assessments.

Terms To Know

TennCare
A program in Tennessee that provides health care coverage to low-income individuals, including those who need long-term care services like nursing homes.
Nursing Home Assessment Trust Fund
A fund used by the state of Tennessee to manage and allocate money collected from nursing home assessments.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how much the assessment fee will be or how it is calculated.
  • It is unclear what happens after June 30, 2026, without further legislation extending the fee again.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

  2. 2025-05-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 345

  3. 2025-05-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 345

  4. 2025-05-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2025-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  6. 2025-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  7. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  8. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  9. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  10. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  11. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  12. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  13. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 1

  14. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Companion House Bill substituted

  15. 2025-04-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/14/2025

  16. 2025-04-10 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  17. 2025-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  18. 2025-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  19. 2025-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  20. 2025-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/8/2025

  21. 2025-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  22. 2025-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/8/2025

  23. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025

  24. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  25. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  26. 2025-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  27. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/25/2025

  28. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/26/2025

  29. 2025-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee

  30. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Tenncare Subcommittee for 3/18/2025

  31. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee

  32. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Tenncare Subcommittee

  33. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  34. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee

  35. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  36. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  37. 2025-01-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

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Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 557
By Reeves

HOUSE BILL 728
By Hicks G

HB0728
002474
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71,
Chapter 5, relative to the nursing home
assessment.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 71-5-1002, is amended by deleting in
subdivision (h)(1) the language "FY 2024-2025" and substituting instead the language "FY
2025-2026".
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 71-5-1003, is amended by deleting in
subsection (c) the language "from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025" and substituting instead
the language "from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026".
SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 71-5-1003, is amended by deleting in
in subdivision (c)(1) the language "July 1, 2024" and substituting instead the language "July 1,
2025".
SECTION 4. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 71-5-1003, is amended by deleting in
in subdivision (c)(2) the language "July 1, 2024" and substituting instead the language "July 1,
2025".
SECTION 5. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 71-5-1003, is amended by deleting in
in subdivision (c)(3) the language "July 1, 2024" and substituting instead the language "July 1,
2025".
SECTION 6. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 71-5-1003, is amended by deleting in
subdivision (c)(4) the language "after July 1, 2024, shall pay in FY 2024-2025" and substituting
instead the language "after July 1, 2025, shall pay in FY 2025-2026".

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SECTION 7. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 71-5-1003, is amended by deleting in
subdivision (c)(5) the language "from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025" and substituting
instead the language "from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026".
SECTION 8. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 71-5-1010, is amended by deleting
the language "June 30, 2025" and substituting instead the language "June 30, 2026".
SECTION 9. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.