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SB0871 • 2026

General Assembly, Directed Studies

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

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Sponsor
Hensley, Cepicky
Last action
2025-05-15
Official status
Effective date(s) 05/09/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill does not specify the exact nature of assistance required from state departments and agencies.

Tennessee Health Care Study Act

This bill directs TACIR to study and report on ways to improve Tennessee's health care services by comparing them with other states.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires TACIR to conduct a study about the current state of health care services, known as the continuum of care, in Tennessee.
  • Asks TACIR to compare Tennessee's health care services with those in other states.
  • Tells TACIR to give its findings and suggestions for improvement, including any new laws needed, to each member of the General Assembly by January 31, 2026.
  • Allows TACIR to send the report electronically.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR)
  • State departments and agencies that must help with the study
  • Members of the General Assembly who will receive the final report

Terms To Know

Continuum of care
A range of health services provided to patients from when they first need help until their condition is stable or cured.
TACIR
The Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, a group that studies and advises on government issues in Tennessee.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify how TACIR will fund the study.
  • Does not detail what happens if TACIR misses the January 31, 2026 deadline.
  • The bill does not mention any penalties for state departments and agencies that do not help with the study.

Amendments

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

Amendment 1-0 to HB1192

Plain English: The amendment changes the date from January 1, 2026 to January 31, 2026 in a specific part of the bill.

  • Changes the deadline from January 1, 2026 to January 31, 2026.
  • The amendment text does not provide details about what needs to be done by this date, so we cannot explain further without additional information.
Amendment 1-0 to SB0871

Plain English: The amendment changes the date from January 1, 2026 to January 31, 2026 in a specific part of Senate Bill No. 871.

  • Changes the deadline from January 1, 2026 to January 31, 2026.
  • The amendment text does not provide details about what needs to be done by this date or why the change was made.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 05/09/2025

  2. 2025-05-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 445

  3. 2025-05-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 445

  4. 2025-05-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2025-05-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2025-04-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2025-04-29 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2025-04-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2025-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  10. 2025-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0035)

  11. 2025-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  12. 2025-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  13. 2025-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  14. 2025-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025

  15. 2025-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025

  16. 2025-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  17. 2025-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  18. 2025-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025

  19. 2025-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

  20. 2025-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  21. 2025-03-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  22. 2025-03-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  23. 2025-03-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  24. 2025-03-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0159)

  25. 2025-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/27/2025

  26. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  27. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/19/2025

  28. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/19/2025

  29. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to TACIR Calendar

  30. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/12/2025

  31. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/12/2025

  32. 2025-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  33. 2025-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  34. 2025-02-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/4/2025

  35. 2025-02-26 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  36. 2025-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/26/2025

  37. 2025-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee

  38. 2025-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Health Committee

  39. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  40. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  41. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  42. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  43. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  44. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON MARCH 27, 2025, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 871, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 changes from January 1, 2026, to January 31, 2026, the deadline by which
TACIR
must
report its fin
dings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to each member of the general assembly and
must
provide a copy to the legislative librarian.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HOUSE BILL 1192
By Cepicky

SENATE BILL 871
By Hensley

SB0871
003085
- 1 -

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

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1.
(a) The Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations (TACIR)
shall conduct a study and prepare a report on recommendations on the continuum of
care in this state and how the continuum of care can be improved.
(b) The study and report must survey the continuum of care in other states and
compare such care to the continuum of care in this state. This study must be conducted
from TACIR's existing resources.
(c) All appropriate state departments and agencies shall provide assistance to
TACIR in connection with the study required by subsection (a).
(d) On or before January 1, 2026, TACIR shall report its findings and
recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to each member of the general
assembly and shall provide a copy to the legislative librarian. The report may be
delivered electronically.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.