Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee SB 139
Health, Dept. of - As introduced, requires hospitals that accept medicaid to inquire about a person's citizenship status and submit a quarterly report to the department on the number of hospital admissions and emergency department visits by persons lawfully and not lawfully present in the United States; requires the department to submit an annual report to the governor, speaker of the senate, and speaker of the house of representatives regarding the impact of uncompensated care for persons not lawfully present in the United States and other related information. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 68 and Title 71.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Lowe (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Jan 16, 2025): Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health & Welfare Committee
Text versions
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 16, 2025 · Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health & Welfare Committee - Jan 15, 2025 · House
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration - Jan 14, 2025 · House
Filed for introduction