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Tennessee General Assembly · SB 1797 · Sponsor(s) Added.

Managed Care Organizations - As enacted, prohibits a managed care organization from including a provision in the managed care organization's contract with a qualified nursing facility to provide medicaid nursing facility

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Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 56; Title 68, Chapter 11 and Title 71, Chapter 5, relative to managed care organizations. Read the full text

114th general assembly (2025-2026)

What it does

Managed Care Organizations - As enacted, prohibits a managed care organization from including a provision in the managed care organization's contract with a qualified nursing facility to provide medicaid nursing facility services, that permit actual or constructive termination by the MCO without cause, for convenience, or termination without specifying the grounds for termination; requires the bureau of TennCare, in conjunction with the department of commerce and insurance, to review and approve
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

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Filed for introduction · Feb 2, 2026

House

Intro., P1C. · Feb 4, 2026

House

P2C, ref. to Health Committee - Government Operations for Review · Feb 5, 2026

House

Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee · Feb 5, 2026

House

Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 · Mar 4, 2026

House

Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/18/2026 · Mar 11, 2026

House

Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 · Mar 11, 2026

House

Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/25/2026 · Mar 18, 2026

House

Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/25/2026 · Mar 18, 2026

House

Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee · Mar 25, 2026

House

Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/31/2026 · Mar 25, 2026

House

Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee · Mar 31, 2026

House

Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/6/2026 · Apr 1, 2026

House

Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee · Apr 6, 2026

House

Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026 · Apr 8, 2026

House

H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 · Apr 9, 2026

House

H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0948) · Apr 16, 2026

House

Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 4 · Apr 16, 2026

House

Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. · Apr 16, 2026

House

Received from House, Passed on First Consideration · Apr 16, 2026

Senate

Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. · Apr 16, 2026

Senate

Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA1003) · Apr 16, 2026

Senate

Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 · Apr 16, 2026

Senate

Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. · Apr 23, 2026

House

Signed by H. Speaker · Apr 30, 2026

House

Signed by Senate Speaker · May 5, 2026

Senate

Transmitted to Governor for his action. · May 7, 2026

House

Signed by Governor. · May 19, 2026

Senate

Pub. Ch. 1004 · May 26, 2026

Senate

Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 · May 26, 2026

Senate

Filed for introduction · Jan 20, 2026

Senate

Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · Jan 21, 2026

Senate

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee · Jan 22, 2026

Senate

Sponsor(s) Added. · Feb 9, 2026

Senate

Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2026 · Feb 24, 2026

Senate

Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/10/2026 · Mar 3, 2026

Senate

Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/10/2026 · Mar 4, 2026

Senate

Action deferred in Senate Commerce & Labor Committee to 3/17/2026 · Mar 10, 2026

Senate

Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/7/2026 · Apr 1, 2026

Senate

Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 · Apr 7, 2026

Senate

Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026 · Apr 14, 2026

Senate

Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026 · Apr 15, 2026

Senate

Companion House Bill substituted · Apr 16, 2026

Senate

Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 17, 2026

Senate

The numbers

9
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

ReevesMcNallyBaileyBowlingMasseyRoseStevensWalleyYager

Recorded votes

Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0Senate · 2026-04-07 · Passed · Ayes 9, Noes 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Tennessee legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Sponsor(s) Added. (Apr 17, 2026).