TennCare - As enacted, enacts "Cooper's Law," which requires a participating provider to strive to process hospital presumptive eligibility applications within the first 24 hours of the date of admission, when practicable. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 68 and Title 71.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
Jun 2020
Senate Passage
Jun 2020
House Passage
Jun 2020
Signed into Law
Jul 2020
Introduced Feb 5, 2020
Signed Jul 15, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jun 11, 2020 · House Jun 10, 2020
How they voted
28–0
Passed
Total votes 28
Jun 11, 2020
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican24
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
16
Committee
13
Amendments
3
Jul 15, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Jun 17, 2020
Lower · Passed
H. concurred in S. am. no. 3 Ayes 92, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB2830
lower
Jun 11, 2020
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Jun 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0730)
lower
Jun 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0
upper
Jun 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0771)
lower
Jun 10, 2020
Amended
Am. tabled. (Amendment 2 - HA0868)
lower
Jun 10, 2020
Amended
Am. tabled. (Amendment 3 - HA0870)
lower
Jun 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 87, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Jun 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 6/4/2020
lower
Jun 1, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
May 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 6/1/2020
lower
Mar 11, 2020
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee
lower
Mar 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/17/2020
lower
Mar 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 9, 2020
Committee
Ref. to Insurance Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2020
Committee
Assigned to s/c TennCare Subcommittee
lower
Mar 9, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal TennCare Subcommittee for 3/11/2020
lower
Mar 9, 2020
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/11/2020
upper
Mar 9, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/11/2020
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/9/2020
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 5, 2020
Introduced
Intro.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Janice Bowling
RRepublican
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