TennCare - As enacted, requires the bureau to establish a program that identifies child TennCare enrollees who are likely to be eligible for federal supplemental security income due to disability upon reaching 18 years of age; requires the program to initiate counseling with and provide enrollment assistance to the child to prevent a gap in TennCare eligibility upon the child reaching 18 years of age. - Amends TCA Title 71.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Feb 4, 2019
Signed May 8, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2019 · House Apr 22, 2019
How they voted
28–0
Passed
Total votes 28
Apr 15, 2019
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican24
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
11
Committee
10
May 8, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 1
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2019
lower
Apr 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Apr 10, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Apr 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/10/2019
upper
Mar 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/12/2019
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal TennCare Subcommittee for 3/6/2019
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c TennCare Subcommittee
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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