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TN HB 2278

died on adjournment

Public Health - As enacted, provides that any certificate of public advantage in effect on June 30, 2028, automatically expires but any pricing restrictions in a certificate of advantage remain in effect until the fifth anniversary of the expiration date or the date that a new inpatient acute care hospital opens in the geographic service area, whichever is earlier; requires the attorney general to supervise any pricing restrictions still in effect, and the pricing restrictions may only be modified by the mutual written agreement of the attorney general and the entity subject to the restrictions; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 49; Title 53; Title 55 and Title 68.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 2278 pass?

No. TN HB 2278 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-05-18): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 904

What is TN HB 2278 about?

TN HB 2278 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Public Health - As enacted, provides that any certificate of public advantage in effect on June 30, 2028, automatically expires but any pricing restrictions in a certificate of advantage remain in effect until the fifth anniversary of the expiration date or the date that a new inpatient acute care hospital opens in the geographic service area, whichever is earlier; requires the attorney general to supervise any pricing restrictions still in effect, and the pricing restrictions may only be modified by the mutual written agreement of the attorney general and the entity subject to the restrictions; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 49; Title 53; Title 55 and Title 68.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 2278?

Faison is the primary sponsor of TN HB 2278.

Introduced
2026-02-04
Latest action
2026-05-18 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 904
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Faisonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-02

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-02-04

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2026-02-05

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

  4. 2026-03-09

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

  5. 2026-03-09

    Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-03-09

    Ref. to Health Committee

    referral-committee

  7. 2026-03-09

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  8. 2026-03-11

    Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  9. 2026-03-11

    Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/18/2026

  10. 2026-03-16

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  11. 2026-03-17

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  12. 2026-03-17

    Sponsor change.

    sponsorship

  13. 2026-03-18

    Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/25/2026

  14. 2026-03-18

    Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/25/2026

  15. 2026-03-25

    Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/31/2026

  16. 2026-03-25

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

    referral-committee

  17. 2026-03-31

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2026-04-01

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026

  19. 2026-04-02

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

  20. 2026-04-02

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  21. 2026-04-06

    Comp. SB subst.

  22. 2026-05-18

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 904

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/25/2026 Passed (3)

    2026-03-25 · pass · 8-0

  • HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/31/2026 Passed (2)

    2026-03-31 · pass · 19-0

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026 4/2/2026 (1)

    2026-04-06 · fail · 0-0

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2278&ga=114

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