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

SB 1198: Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, declares Perry County Community Hospital in Linden and Decatur County General Hospital in Parsons to be necessary providers for the purpose of critical access hospital designation eligibility in accordance with Section 1820 of the Social Security Act. - Amends TCA Title 68.

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

SB 1198 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, declares Perry County Community Hospital in Linden and Decatur County General Hospital in Parsons to be necessary providers for the purpose of critical access hospital designation eligibility in accordance with Section 1820 of the Social Security Act. - Amends TCA Title 68. Primary sponsor: Ed Jackson (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 28, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 196.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ed JacksonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate25

“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. 196
  2. Companion House Bill substituted
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/27/2025
  5. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
  6. Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/26/2025
  7. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
  8. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
  9. Filed for introduction

Sources

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