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HB2337 • 2026

Hospitals and Health Care Facilities

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 48, Chapter 68 and Title 68, Chapter 11, relative to hospitals.

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
McCalmon, Johnson
Last action
2026-05-05
Official status
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 718
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Hospitals and Health Care Facilities

ON MARCH 23, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2194, AS AMENDED.

What This Bill Does

  • ON MARCH 23, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2194, AS AMENDED.
  • AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, require the attorney general, in making a decision as to whether to object to a public benefit hospital conveyance transaction, to consider whether the proceeds will be controlled as funds independently of the acquiring or related entities.
  • However, such consideration does not apply if the hospital was established solely for the benefit of a county government and has an estimated sales value of more than $500 million.
  • This exemption only becomes effective in a county government that contains such a hospital upon approval by a 2/3 vote of the legislative body of the county government.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

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Amendment 1-0 to HB2337

Plain English: House Health 1 Amendment No.

  • House Health 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to HB2337 Terry Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2194* House Bill No.
  • 2337 HA0804 015934 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.
Amendment 1-0 to SB2194

Plain English: Senate Health and Welfare 1 Amendment No.

  • Senate Health and Welfare 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to SB2194 Crowe Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2194* House Bill No.
  • 2337 SA0733 015934 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 718

  2. 2026-05-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 04/16/2026

  3. 2026-05-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 718

  4. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  9. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  10. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0

  11. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0804)

  12. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  13. 2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026

  14. 2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  15. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026

  16. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  17. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  18. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  19. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 1

  20. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0733)

  21. 2026-03-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/23/2026

  22. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/24/2026

  23. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee

  24. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  25. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  26. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/18/2026

  27. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  28. 2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  29. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  30. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee

  31. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Health Committee

  32. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  33. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  34. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  35. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  36. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  37. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  38. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON MARCH 23, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2194, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, require the attorney general, in making a decision as to whether to object to a public benefit hospital conveyance transaction, to consider whether the proceeds will be controlled as funds independently of the
acquiring or related entities. However, such consideration does not apply if the hospital was established solely for the benefit of a county government and has an estimated sales value of more than $500 million. This exemption only becomes effective in
a
county government that contains such a hospital upon approval by a 2/3 vote of the legislative body of the county government.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
SENATE BILL 2194
By Johnson

HOUSE BILL 2337
By McCalmon
HB2337
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- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 48,
Chapter 68 and Title 68, Chapter 11, relative to
hospitals.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 48-68-203(a), is amended by adding
the following language after the first sentence:
Such notice must be provided not less than thirty (30) days prior to the transaction.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.