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SB1654 • 2026

Auditing

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 4; Title 9; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 56 and Title 63, relative to funding oversight.

Healthcare
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Gardenhire, Helton-Haynes
Last action
2026-04-15
Official status
Transmitted to Governor for action.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary text does not provide details on enforcement or consequences for non-compliance.

Making Audit Reports Public

This bill requires the state's comptroller to publish annual audit reports on their website for everyone to see.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the comptroller of the treasury to put annual report summarizing essential facts of post audits of governmental entities online.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The comptroller of the treasury
  • Governmental entities that are audited

Terms To Know

340B entity
A healthcare provider participating in a federal program to get discounted drugs for patients who need financial help.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if an entity fails to comply with the new requirements.
  • It is unclear how much information will be included in the audit reports that are made public.
  • The exact date when this law becomes effective has not been specified.

Amendments

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

Amendment 1-0 to HB1648

Plain English: House Insurance 1 Amendment No.

  • House Insurance 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to HB1648 Kumar Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 1654* House Bill No.
  • 1648 HA0830 013652 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting instead: SECTION 1.
Amendment 1-0 to SB1654

Plain English: Senate State and Local Government 1 Amendment No.

  • Senate State and Local Government 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to SB1654 Briggs Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 1654* House Bill No.
  • 1648 SA0748 013652 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting instead: SECTION 1.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  2. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  3. 2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  4. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  5. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  6. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0830)

  7. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  8. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  9. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  10. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  11. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026

  12. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Reset on next avail. cal.

  13. 2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  14. 2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0

  15. 2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0748)

  16. 2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026

  17. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  18. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/26/2026

  19. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  20. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  21. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  22. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Insurance Committee to 3/24/2026

  23. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  24. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/17/2026

  25. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  26. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/17/2026

  27. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  28. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Insurance Subcommittee to 3/11/2026

  29. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/10/2026

  30. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/10/2026

  31. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

  32. 2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/3/2026

  33. 2026-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  34. 2026-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee

  35. 2026-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Insurance Committee

  36. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  37. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

  38. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  39. 2026-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  40. 2026-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  41. 2026-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  42. 2026-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON MARCH 26, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1654, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, as of November 1, 2026, provide that a non-governmental entity receiving in-kind funding from the state or a political subdivision of the state pursuant to the federal Public Health Service Act is eligible to q
ualify as a 340B entity, only if the entity is also a recipient of one or more state or federal grant awards that are subject to audit, reporting, and oversight requirements under state and federal law. Further, the comptroller of the treasury and any st
at
e agency or political subdivision providing in-kind funding are authorized to verify eligibility and enforce compliance with this amendment.

Present law defines a "340B entity" as a covered entity participating in the federal 340B drug discount program, including the entity's pharmacy or pharmacies, or any pharmacy or pharmacies under contract with the 340B covered entity to dispense drugs on
behalf of the 340B covered entity.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HOUSE BILL 1648
By Helton-Haynes

SENATE BILL 1654
By Gardenhire
SB1654
010854
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8,
Chapter 4; Title 9; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 56
and Title 63, relative to funding oversight.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-4-110(a), is amended by adding
the following at the end of the subsection:
The summary report must be made available to the public through publication on the
website of the comptroller of the treasury.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.