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SB0557 • 2026

TennCare

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

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
Reeves, Hicks G
Last action
2025-05-08
Official status
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 345
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on how the collected funds will be used beyond stating they go into the Nursing Home Assessment Trust Fund.

TennCare Nursing Home Assessment Extension

This law 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.

Terms To Know

TennCare
A state health care program in Tennessee, similar to Medicaid.
Nursing Home Assessment Trust Fund
A fund that collects and manages money from nursing home assessments.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact amount of the assessment fee is not specified in this law.
  • This bill does not provide details on how the collected funds will be used beyond stating they go into the Nursing Home Assessment Trust Fund.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 345

  2. 2025-05-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

  3. 2025-05-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    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

    Companion House Bill substituted

  10. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  11. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  12. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  13. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  14. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  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

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  19. 2025-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules 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

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

  24. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  25. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

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

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

  28. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  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

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  33. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Tenncare Subcommittee

  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

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 728
By Hicks G

SENATE BILL 557
By Reeves

SB0557
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.