Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

SB 1584: Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, lowers the age of an inpatient from 65 to 50 or older when a hospital, each year from October 1 through March 1, must offer immunization against influenza disease prior to discharge; requires a hospital to offer immunization against pneumococcal disease to an inpatient aged 50 or older prior to discharge. - Amends TCA Title 68.

In committee Last action May 18, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 922

Plain-language summary

SB 1584 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 12, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, lowers the age of an inpatient from 65 to 50 or older when a hospital, each year from October 1 through March 1, must offer immunization against influenza disease prior to discharge; requires a hospital to offer immunization against pneumococcal disease to an inpatient aged 50 or older prior to discharge. - Amends TCA Title 68. Primary sponsor: Ferrell Haile (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 18, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 922.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Ferrell Haile (Republican).