HB2415 • 2026

Health Care

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 38; Title 62 and Title 68, relative to healthcare facilities.

Healthcare

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Sponsor: Stevens, White
Last action: 2026-04-08
Official status: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on how often evaluations must occur or what changes might be required based on evaluation results.

Healthcare Security Measures

This bill allows healthcare quality improvement committees to evaluate security measures in place at healthcare organizations to ensure patient and staff safety.

What This Bill Does

Adds a new subdivision to Tennessee law that permits healthcare quality improvement committees to assess the security measures in place.

Who It Names or Affects

Healthcare organizations in Tennessee
Patients receiving care in these facilities
Staff working at healthcare facilities

Terms To Know

Quality Improvement Committee: A group that looks for ways to make healthcare better and safer.
Security Measures: Steps taken to protect people and places from harm or danger.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how often these evaluations must occur.
It is unclear what specific changes healthcare organizations will need to make based on the evaluation results.

Amendments

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

HA0805

Amendment 1-0 to HB2415

Plain English: The amendment adds a new section to Tennessee's health code that allows hospitals to receive grants for hiring off-duty police officers as security.

Adds a new grant program by the commissioner of health to award funds to hospitals for hiring off-duty law enforcement officers as hospital security personnel.
Ensures that these grants are distributed across all three grand divisions of Tennessee and include both urban and rural hospitals.
Requires the commissioner to create rules for implementing this grant program in accordance with state administrative procedures.

The exact amount of funding available for the grant program is not specified, as it depends on appropriations by the general assembly.

SA0782

Amendment 1-0 to SB2406

Plain English: The amendment adds a new section to Tennessee's health code that allows hospitals to receive grants for hiring off-duty police officers as security.

Hospitals can now apply for grants from the commissioner of health to hire off-duty law enforcement officers as hospital security personnel.
Grants must be distributed across all three grand divisions of Tennessee and include both urban and rural hospitals.

The exact details on how the grant program will operate are not provided in this amendment text, such as application processes or specific funding amounts.

Bill History

2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed behind the budget
2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026
2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/6/2026
2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly
Action def. in Government Operations Committee to 4/6/2026
2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/30/2026
2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee
2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/24/2026
2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/18/2026
2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly
Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/18/2026
2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly
Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/18/2026
2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/17/2026
2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly
Ref. to Health Committee - Government Operations for Review
2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly
Intro., P1C.
2026-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly
Filed for introduction
2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly
Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

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Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 2406
By White

HOUSE BILL 2415
By Stevens
HB2415
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8;
Title 38; Title 62 and Title 68, relative to healthcare
facilities.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-11-272(b)(4), is amended by
adding the following new subdivision:
(Q) Evaluation of the security measures in place to ensure the safety of patients
and staff;
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.