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

HB 18: TennCare - As introduced, directs the bureau to establish a temporary TennCare benefits program to provide medical assistance on a temporary basis to certain individuals who do not qualify for enrollment in TennCare, CoverKids, or a successor program; requires the bureau to submit a waiver to the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services by December 31, 2025. - Amends TCA 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 18 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on November 25, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: TennCare - As introduced, directs the bureau to establish a temporary TennCare benefits program to provide medical assistance on a temporary basis to certain individuals who do not qualify for enrollment in TennCare, CoverKids, or a successor program; requires the bureau to submit a waiver to the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services by December 31, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5. Primary sponsor: Charlie Baum (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 5, 2025): Failed in Insurance Committee.

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): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Charlie BaumPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse37

“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. Failed in Insurance Committee
  2. Action def. in Insurance Committee to 3/5/2025
  3. Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/5/2025
  4. Meeting Canceled
  5. Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 2/26/2025
  6. Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 2/19/2025
  7. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee
  8. Placed on s/c cal Tenncare Subcommittee for 2/11/2025
  9. Assigned to s/c Tenncare Subcommittee
  10. Ref. to Insurance Committee- Government Operations for Review
  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