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TN SB 1178

enacted

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 · upper

Introduced
2025-02-10
Status date
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Latest action
2025-04-30 — Pub. Ch. 182
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Akbariprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-06

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-10

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-12

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-26

    Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/5/2025

  5. 2025-03-05

    Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/12/2025

  6. 2025-03-05

    Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/12/2025

  7. 2025-03-12

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  8. 2025-03-12

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

  9. 2025-03-21

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/24/2025

  10. 2025-03-24

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  11. 2025-03-24

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    receipt

  12. 2025-03-24

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0

    passage

  13. 2025-03-24

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0105)

  14. 2025-03-27

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

  15. 2025-03-31

    Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0

    passage

  16. 2025-03-31

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0082)

    amendment-withdrawal

  17. 2025-03-31

    Subst. for comp. HB.

    substitution

  18. 2025-04-01

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

    enrolled

  19. 2025-04-02

    Signed by H. Speaker

    passage

  20. 2025-04-02

    Signed by Senate Speaker

    passage

  21. 2025-04-03

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

    executive-receipt

  22. 2025-04-11

    Signed by Governor.

    executive-signature

  23. 2025-04-30

    Effective date(s) 04/11/2025, 07/01/2025

  24. 2025-04-30

    Pub. Ch. 182

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/12/2025 Passed (2)

    2025-03-12 · pass · 9-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/24/2025 Passed (1)

    2025-03-24 · pass · 31-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/31/2025 Passed (1)

    2025-03-31 · pass · 94-0

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1178&ga=114

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