TennCare - As enacted, requires that an amendment to the existing TennCare II waiver be submitted to the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services (CMS) authorizing the bureau of TennCare to create reasonable work and community engagement requirements for able-bodied working age adult enrollees without dependent children under the age of six. - Amends TCA Title 71.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
Signed into Law
May 2018
Introduced Jan 11, 2018
Signed May 3, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Apr 19, 2018 · House Mar 19, 2018
How they voted
20–1
Passed
Total votes 21
Apr 19, 2018
D
Democratic2
50% Nay
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
62
Key actions
16
Committee
17
Amendments
9
May 3, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 19, 2018
Amended
Amendment tabled (Amendment 3 - SA0843)
lower
Apr 19, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 23, Nays 2
upper
Mar 22, 2018
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 19, 2018
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0833)
lower
Mar 19, 2018
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - HA0892)
lower
Mar 19, 2018
Amended
Am. tabled. (Amendment 4 - HA0893)
lower
Mar 19, 2018
Amended
Am. tabled. (Amendment 5 - HA0894)
lower
Mar 19, 2018
Amended
Am. tabled. (Amendment 6 - HA0895)
lower
Mar 19, 2018
Amended
Am. tabled. (Amendment 7 - HA0896)
lower
Mar 19, 2018
Amended
Am. tabled. (Amendment 8 - HA0897)
lower
Mar 19, 2018
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0695)
lower
Mar 19, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 72, Nays 23, PNV 0
lower
Mar 14, 2018
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
upper
Mar 14, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/15/2018
lower
Mar 13, 2018
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 7, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/14/2018
upper
Mar 7, 2018
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee
lower
Mar 7, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 3/13/2018
lower
Feb 28, 2018
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee to 3/7/2018
lower
Feb 28, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/7/2018
lower
Feb 21, 2018
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee
lower
Feb 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 2/28/2018
lower
Feb 20, 2018
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee
lower
Feb 14, 2018
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
lower
Feb 14, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/20/2018
lower
Feb 7, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/14/2018
lower
Jan 25, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
upper
Jan 24, 2018
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 22, 2018
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Jan 18, 2018
Committee
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
lower
Jan 18, 2018
Committee
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
lower
Jan 17, 2018
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 11, 2018
Introduced
Filed for intro.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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