TN HB 979

• Health Care

• Williamsprimary

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1. 2025-02-05

   Filed for introduction

   filing

2. 2025-02-06

   Intro., P1C.

   introduction

3. 2025-02-10

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

4. 2025-02-24

   Sponsor(s) Added.

   sponsorship

5. 2025-03-12

   Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

6. 2025-03-12

   Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee

   referral-committee

7. 2025-03-12

   Ref. to Health Committee - Government Operations for Review

   referral-committee

8. 2025-03-19

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

9. 2025-03-19

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

   referral-committee

10. 2025-03-25

    Action def. in Health Committee to 4/1/2025

11. 2025-03-26

    Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/1/2025

12. 2025-04-01

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

13. 2025-04-02

    Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/7/2025

14. 2025-04-07

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

    committee-passage-favorable

15. 2025-04-08

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

    referral-committee

16. 2025-04-09

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

17. 2025-04-14

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2025

18. 2025-04-14

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

19. 2025-04-14

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

    committee-passage-favorable

20. 2025-04-15

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025

21. 2025-04-15

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025

22. 2025-04-15

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

23. 2025-04-16

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

    receipt

24. 2025-04-16

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 72, Nays 5, PNV 11

    passage

25. 2025-04-16

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

26. 2025-04-16

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0248)

    amendment-passage

27. 2025-04-17

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

    introduction

28. 2025-04-21

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 1, PNV 1

    passage

29. 2025-04-21

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0317)

30. 2025-04-21

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0264)

31. 2025-04-21

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

    substitution

32. 2025-04-22

    Conference Committee report adopted, Ayes 31, Nays 0

33. 2025-04-22

    Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 79, Nays 10 PNV 6

34. 2025-04-22

    Conference Committee appointed.

35. 2025-04-22

    Conference Committee appointed (Williams, Terry, Farmer, B. Martin, Shaw)

36. 2025-04-22

    H. refused to recede from its non-concurrence in SA 1 & 2

37. 2025-04-22

    H. Placed on Message Calendar 4 for 4/22/2025

38. 2025-04-22

    Senate refused to recede from its non-concurrence in House Amendments 1 & 2

39. 2025-04-22

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

40. 2025-04-22

    H. nonconcurred in S. am. no. 1 & 2 HB0979

41. 2025-04-22

    H. Placed on Message Calendar 3 for 4/22/2025

42. 2025-04-25

    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

    enrolled

43. 2025-04-30

    Signed by H. Speaker

    passage

44. 2025-05-08

    Signed by Senate Speaker

    passage

45. 2025-05-09

    Transmitted to Governor for his action.

    executive-receipt

46. 2025-05-21

    Signed by Governor.

    executive-signature

47. 2025-05-27

    Effective date(s) 05/21/2025, 07/01/2025, 01/01/2026

48. 2025-05-27

    Pub. Ch. 509

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• HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/19/2025 Passed (8)

  2025-03-19 · pass · 6-1

  Member-level votes (2)

  • Martin B: not voting
  • Terry: not voting

• HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 4/1/2025 Passed (7)

  2025-04-01 · pass · 21-1

  Member-level votes (1)

  • Terry: not voting

• HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/7/2025 Passed (6)

  2025-04-07 · pass · 11-1

• HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/14/2025 Passed (5)

  2025-04-14 · pass · 11-0

• HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/15/2025 Passed (4)

  2025-04-15 · pass · 23-3

• HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025 4/15/2025 (3)

  2025-04-16 · fail · 0-0

• FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 Passed (2)

  2025-04-16 · pass · 72-5

  Member-level votes (11)

  • Butler: not voting
  • Capley: not voting
  • Hale: not voting
  • Hurt: not voting
  • Johnson: not voting
  • Jones J: not voting
  • Martin B: not voting
  • Pearson: not voting
  • Reneau: not voting
  • Salinas: not voting
  • Terry: not voting

• FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/21/2025 Passed (2)

  2025-04-21 · pass · 31-1

  Member-level votes (1)

  • Oliver: not voting

• FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/22/2025 Passed (1)

  2025-04-22 · pass · 79-10

  Member-level votes (6)

  • Barrett: not voting
  • Brooks: not voting
  • Hale: not voting
  • Hurt: not voting
  • Johnson: not voting
  • Pearson: not voting

• FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/22/2025 Passed (1)

  2025-04-22 · pass · 31-0

• Companion bill: SB 764

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