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

HB 712: Disability and Aging, Dept. Of - As enacted, directs the commissioner and the director of TennCare to develop guidelines for service providers for hiring qualified family members as a family caregiver; specifies that the department and the bureau of TennCare shall not prohibit qualified individuals from employment as a family caregiver at a service provider agency based on certain listed criteria. - Amends TCA Title 52 and Title 71.

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 712 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Disability and Aging, Dept. Of - As enacted, directs the commissioner and the director of TennCare to develop guidelines for service providers for hiring qualified family members as a family caregiver; specifies that the department and the bureau of TennCare shall not prohibit qualified individuals from employment as a family caregiver at a service provider agency based on certain listed criteria. - Amends TCA Title 52 and Title 71. Primary sponsor: Michael Hale (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 30, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 182.

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
Michael HalePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse40

“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. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 182
  2. Sponsor(s) Added.
  3. Comp. SB subst.
  4. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/31/2025
  5. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/27/2025
  6. Sponsor(s) Added.
  7. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  8. Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/24/2025
  9. Sponsor(s) Added.
  10. Sponsor(s) Added.
  11. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee
  12. Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/12/2025

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

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