Tennessee House Bill 1904 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on May 29 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-05-29 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 926
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As enacted, provides that an individual who is an inmate of a public institution will have eligibility for medical assistance suspended but not terminated during periods of actual incarceration; an individual who is an inmate of a public institution will be eligible for temporary reinstatement of medical assistance for care received outside of a jail or correctional facility in a hospital or other health care facility for more than 24 hours; and a public institution may make efforts to establish eligibility for or renew assistance for such individuals prior to their release from the public institution. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 12; Title 33; Title 38; Title 41; Title 56 and Title 71.

As enacted, provides that an individual who is an inmate of a public institution will have eligibility for medical assistance suspended but not terminated during periods of actual incarceration; an individual who is an inmate of a public institution will be eligible for temporary reinstatement of medical assistance for care received outside of a jail or correctional facility in a hospital or other health care facility for more than 24 hours; and a public institution may make efforts to establish eligibility for or renew assistance for such individuals prior to their release from the public institution. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 12; Title 33; Title 38; Title 41; Title 56 and Title 71.

Rep. Vince Dean [R]

Sen. Mike Bell [R]

2014-04-15 - House - (VOICE VOTE) CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage - refer to: House Regular Calendar 1 (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-04-09 - House - (VOICE VOTE) FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Recommended for passage - refer to: Finance, Ways & Means Committee (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-03-26 - House - (VOICE VOTE) HEALTH COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage w/amendments- refer to: Finance, Ways & Means Committee (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-03-11 - House - (VOICE VOTE) HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Recommended for passage w/amendments- refer to: Health Committee (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-05-29	House	Comp. became Pub. Ch. 926
2014-04-16	House	Comp. SB subst.
2014-04-15	House	H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2014
2014-04-15	House	Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2014
2014-04-15	House	Rec. For Pass. ref. to: Calendar & Rules Committee
2014-04-14	House	Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/15/2014
2014-04-14	House	Rec. For Pass. by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee
2014-04-09	House	Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/9/2014
2014-04-07	House	Placed Behind the Budget
2014-04-02	House	Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2014
2014-04-02	House	Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee
2014-03-26	House	Rec. for Pass. if Am. ref. to: Finance, Ways & Means Committee
2014-03-19	House	Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/26/2014
2014-03-19	House	Action Def. in Health Committee to 3/26/2014
2014-03-12	House	Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/19/2014
2014-03-11	House	Rec. for pass. if am. by s/c ref. to Health Committee
2014-03-05	House	Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/11/2014
2014-01-27	House	Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
2014-01-27	House	P2C, ref. to Health Committee
2014-01-23	House	Intro., P1C.
2014-01-22	House	Filed for intro.

SB2023 (Crossfiled) 2014-05-29 - Pub. Ch. 926

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1904&ga=108
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/108/Bill/HB1904.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/BillVotesArchive.aspx?ChamberVoting=H&BillNumber=HB1904&ga=108