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

HB 15: TennCare - As introduced, authorizes the governor to expand medicaid eligibility solely for the purpose of providing treatment for a patient with a diagnosis of sickle cell disease in accordance with the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and to negotiate with the centers for medicare and medicaid services with respect to the terms of such expansion. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 71, Chapter 5.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 15 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on November 19, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: TennCare - As introduced, authorizes the governor to expand medicaid eligibility solely for the purpose of providing treatment for a patient with a diagnosis of sickle cell disease in accordance with the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and to negotiate with the centers for medicare and medicaid services with respect to the terms of such expansion. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 71, Chapter 5. Primary sponsor: Harold Love (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 19, 2025): Action def. in Insurance Committee to First Cal. 2026.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Harold LovePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse58

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Action def. in Insurance Committee to First Cal. 2026
  2. Sponsor(s) Added.
  3. Action def. in Insurance Committee to 3/19/2025
  4. Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/19/2025
  5. Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/12/2025
  6. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee
  7. Sponsor(s) Added.
  8. Placed on s/c cal Tenncare Subcommittee for 3/4/2025
  9. Assigned to s/c Tenncare Subcommittee
  10. Ref. to Insurance Committee
  11. P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
  12. Intro., P1C.

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source