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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 790
SENATE BILL NO. 1654
By Gardenhire, Crowe
Substituted for: House Bill No. 1648
By Helton-Haynes, Hill, Cepicky
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 4; Title 9; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title
56 and Title 63, relative to funding oversight.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 56, Chapter 7, Part 31, is amended by adding
the following as a new section:
A non-governmental entity receiving in-kind funding from the state or a political
subdivision of the state pursuant to § 317 or § 318 of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. §§ 247b and 247c), is eligible to qualify as a 3408 entity, as defined in§ 56-7-3119,
only if the entity is also a recipient of one (1) or more state or federal grant awards that are
subject to audit, reporting, and oversight requirements under state and federal law. The
comptroller of the treasury and any state agency or political subdivision providing in-kind
funding are authorized to verify eligibility and enforce compliance with this section.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect November 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.
SENATE BILL NO. 1654
PASSED: Apri I 6, 2026
RANDY
SPEAKER OF TH
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
z APPROVED this day of A(x-.1 \ 2026
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