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TN SB 1654

enacted

Auditing - As enacted, clarifies that, as of November 1, 2026, a non-governmental entity receiving in-kind funding from the state or a political subdivision of the state pursuant to the federal Public Health Service Act is eligible to qualify as a 340B entity, only if the entity is also a recipient of one or more state or federal grant awards that are subject to audit, reporting, and oversight requirements under state and federal law; authorizes the comptroller of the treasury and any state agency or political subdivision providing in-kind funding to verify eligibility and enforce compliance. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 4; Title 9; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 56 and Title 63.

Tennessee · 114S1 · upper

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Did TN SB 1654 pass?

Yes. TN SB 1654 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-27): Pub. Ch. 790

What is TN SB 1654 about?

TN SB 1654 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Auditing - As enacted, clarifies that, as of November 1, 2026, a non-governmental entity receiving in-kind funding from the state or a political subdivision of the state pursuant to the federal Public Health Service Act is eligible to qualify as a 340B entity, only if the entity is also a recipient of one or more state or federal grant awards that are subject to audit, reporting, and oversight requirements under state and federal law; authorizes the comptroller of the treasury and any state agency or political subdivision providing in-kind funding to verify eligibility and enforce compliance. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 4; Title 9; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 56 and Title 63.”.

Who sponsors TN SB 1654?

Gardenhire is the primary sponsor of TN SB 1654.

Introduced
2026-01-15
Latest action
2026-04-27 — Pub. Ch. 790
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Gardenhireprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-27

    Pub. Ch. 790

  2. 2026-04-27

    Effective date(s) 11/01/2026

  3. 2026-04-23

    Signed by Governor.

    executive-signature

  4. 2026-04-15

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-04-14

    Signed by H. Speaker

    passage

  6. 2026-04-09

    Signed by Senate Speaker

    passage

  7. 2026-04-08

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

    enrolled

  8. 2026-04-06

    Subst. for comp. HB.

    substitution

  9. 2026-04-06

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0830)

    amendment-withdrawal

  10. 2026-04-06

    Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 1, PNV 1

    passage

  11. 2026-03-30

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

  12. 2026-03-26

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0748)

  13. 2026-03-26

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0

    passage

  14. 2026-03-26

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    receipt

  15. 2026-03-24

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/26/2026

  16. 2026-03-17

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

  17. 2026-03-11

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  18. 2026-03-10

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/17/2026

  19. 2026-03-03

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/10/2026

  20. 2026-03-03

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/10/2026

  21. 2026-02-24

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/3/2026

  22. 2026-02-11

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  23. 2026-01-21

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

    referral-committee

  24. 2026-01-15

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    introduction

  25. 2026-01-14

    Filed for introduction

    filing

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Votes

  • SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/17/2026 Passed (2)

    2026-03-17 · pass · 9-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/26/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-03-26 · pass · 31-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-04-06 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Jones J: not voting

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