TennCare - As enacted, requires that a waiver amendment to the existing TennCare II waiver that requires elective abortion providers be excluded from participation as providers in the TennCare program be submitted to the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services for approval. - Amends TCA Title 68 and Title 71.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
Signed into Law
Apr 2018
Introduced Jan 31, 2018
Signed Apr 12, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Mar 29, 2018 · House Mar 12, 2018
How they voted
24–2
Passed
Total votes 26
Mar 29, 2018
D
Democratic3
66% Nay
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
14
Committee
12
Amendments
1
Apr 12, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Mar 29, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 24, Nays 2
upper
Mar 15, 2018
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 14, 2018
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0
upper
Mar 12, 2018
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0754)
lower
Mar 12, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 71, Nays 17, PNV 0
lower
Mar 7, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/14/2018
upper
Mar 7, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/8/2018
lower
Mar 6, 2018
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/6/2018
lower
Feb 27, 2018
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Health Committee to 3/6/2018
lower
Feb 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee
lower
Feb 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/27/2018
lower
Feb 14, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/21/2018
lower
Feb 5, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
upper
Feb 5, 2018
Committee
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2018
Committee
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
lower
Feb 1, 2018
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 1, 2018
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 31, 2018
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Jan 31, 2018
Introduced
Filed for intro.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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