Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee SB 1178
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.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Akbari (Democratic)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Apr 30, 2025): Pub. Ch. 182
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2025 House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/31/2025 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 24, 2025 Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/24/2025 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 12, 2025 Senate | SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/12/2025 Passed (2) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- Apr 30, 2025 · House
Pub. Ch. 182 - Apr 30, 2025 · House
Effective date(s) 04/11/2025, 07/01/2025 - Apr 11, 2025 · House
Signed by Governor. - Apr 3, 2025 · House
Transmitted to Governor for action. - Apr 2, 2025 · Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker - Apr 2, 2025 · House
Signed by H. Speaker - Apr 1, 2025 · House
Enrolled and ready for signatures - Mar 31, 2025 · House
Subst. for comp. HB. - Mar 31, 2025 · House
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0082) - Mar 31, 2025 · House
Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 - Mar 27, 2025 · House
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - Mar 24, 2025 · House
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0105) - Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 - Mar 24, 2025 · House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House - Mar 24, 2025 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Mar 21, 2025 · House
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/24/2025 - Mar 12, 2025 · Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 - Mar 12, 2025 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Mar 5, 2025 · House
Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/12/2025 - Mar 5, 2025 · House
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/12/2025 - Feb 26, 2025 · House
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/5/2025 - Feb 12, 2025 · Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee - Feb 10, 2025 · House
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration - Feb 6, 2025 · House
Filed for introduction