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SB2435 • 2026

TennCare

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 33; Title 41; Title 47; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to healthcare.

Healthcare
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Sponsor
Crowe, Keisling
Last action
2026-02-05
Official status
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on enforcement mechanisms or updates to other healthcare-related laws beyond the specific change in inspection period.

TennCare Hospital Planning Law

This bill changes the mandatory public inspection period for hospitals' marketing and strategic planning records from seven to ten days before board meetings where these plans are voted on.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the law so that hospitals in Tennessee must show their marketing and strategic planning records for ten days instead of seven days before a board meeting where they vote on these plans.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Hospitals in Tennessee that have marketing or strategic planning records.
  • People who want to see these records before a hospital board votes on them.

Terms To Know

TennCare
The state's healthcare program for people with low income, disabilities, and other needs in Tennessee.
Strategic planning records
Documents that show how a hospital plans to run its business and make decisions about the future.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if hospitals do not follow this new rule.
  • It is unclear who will ensure compliance with these rules.
  • This bill only affects hospitals in Tennessee.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

  2. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  3. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  4. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  5. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  6. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HOUSE BILL 2199
By Keisling

SENATE BILL 2435
By Crowe
SB2435
011914
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3;
Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 33; Title 41;
Title 47; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and
Title 71, relative to healthcare.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-11-238(a), is amended by
deleting "seven (7) days" and substituting "ten (10) days".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.