Bill Commons

TN HB 712

died on adjournment

Disability and Aging, Dept. Of - As enacted, directs the commissioner and the director of TennCare to develop guidelines for service providers for hiring qualified family members as a family caregiver; specifies that the department and the bureau of TennCare shall not prohibit qualified individuals from employment as a family caregiver at a service provider agency based on certain listed criteria. - Amends TCA Title 52 and Title 71.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

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Quick answers

Did TN HB 712 pass?

No. TN HB 712 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 (2025-04-30): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 182

What is TN HB 712 about?

TN HB 712 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Disability and Aging, Dept. Of - As enacted, directs the commissioner and the director of TennCare to develop guidelines for service providers for hiring qualified family members as a family caregiver; specifies that the department and the bureau of TennCare shall not prohibit qualified individuals from employment as a family caregiver at a service provider agency based on certain listed criteria. - Amends TCA Title 52 and Title 71.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 712?

Hale is the primary sponsor of TN HB 712.

Introduced
2025-02-05
Latest action
2025-04-30 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 182
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Haleprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-04-30

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 182

  2. 2025-03-31

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  3. 2025-03-31

    Comp. SB subst.

  4. 2025-03-27

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/31/2025

  5. 2025-03-26

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/27/2025

  6. 2025-03-25

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  7. 2025-03-24

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2025-03-19

    Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/24/2025

  9. 2025-03-17

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  10. 2025-03-12

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  11. 2025-03-12

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-03-05

    Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/12/2025

  13. 2025-03-04

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2025-02-26

    Placed on s/c cal Tenncare Subcommittee for 3/4/2025

  15. 2025-02-10

    Assigned to s/c Tenncare Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  16. 2025-02-06

    P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee- Government Operations for Review

    referral-committee

  17. 2025-02-05

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  18. 2025-02-03

    Filed for introduction

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE TENNCARE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee 3/4/2025 Passed (3)

    2025-03-04 · pass · 7-0

  • HOUSE INSURANCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 3/12/2025 Passed

    2025-03-12 · pass · 17-0

  • HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/24/2025 Passed (2)

    2025-03-24 · pass · 14-0

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/31/2025 3/27/2025 (1)

    2025-03-31 · fail · 0-0

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0712&ga=114

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