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SB1395 • 2026

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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 11; Title 12; Title 13; Title 16; Title 17; Title 18; Title 29; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 42; Title 43; Title 44; Title 45; Title 47; Title 48; Title 49; Title 50; Title 53; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 57; Title 58; Title 59; Title 60; Title 61; Title 62; Title 63; Title 64; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68; Title 69; Title 70 and Title 71, relative to statutory revisions required for implementation of the annual appropriations act.

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Sponsor
Watson, Hicks G
Last action
2026-04-14
Official status
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide details on how much money will be given or when.

Budget Changes for Nursing Home Care

This bill changes how Tennessee pays grants for nursing home care by allowing monthly or quarterly payments directly to individuals.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes grant payment schedules under the nursing home care program to either monthly or quarterly.
  • Requires that these payments go directly to the individual receiving care, not the nursing home.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who receive nursing home care through Tennessee's grant program.
  • Nursing homes in Tennessee.

Terms To Know

Grant
Money given by a government to help people or organizations with specific needs.
Legally authorized representative
A person chosen by law to make decisions for someone who cannot do it themselves.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the exact amount of money given or when.
  • It is unclear if all nursing homes in Tennessee will follow these new rules.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2026

  2. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/15/2026

  3. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/14/2026

  4. 2026-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  5. 2026-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  6. 2026-01-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  7. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  8. 2025-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025

  9. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  10. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  11. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Delayed Bills Committee

  12. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  13. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

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Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 1401
By Hicks G

SENATE BILL 1395
By Watson

SB1395
001589
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3;
Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title
10; Title 11; Title 12; Title 13; Title 16; Title 17;
Title 18; Title 29; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title
38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 42; Title 43;
Title 44; Title 45; Title 47; Title 48; Title 49; Title
50; Title 53; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 57;
Title 58; Title 59; Title 60; Title 61; Title 62; Title
63; Title 64; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68;
Title 69; Title 70 and Title 71, relative to statutory
revisions required for implementation of the annual
appropriations act.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 71-5-1305, is amended by deleting
the section in its entirety and substituting instead the following:
Grant payments under this part must be made to the individual monthly or
quarterly and forwarded to the person at the place of the individual's residence. Grant
payments are nonassignable and payable only to the individual or the individual's legally
authorized representative, which shall not be the nursing home.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.