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+type: "Bill"
+title: "TennCare - As enacted, prohibits the bureau and HCFA from imposing a fine or penalty on any provider when developing or implementing any payment reform initiative involving the use of episodes of care; revises other provisions regarding payments to healthcare providers. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 27 and Title 71, Chapter 5."
+description: "TennCare - As enacted, prohibits the bureau and HCFA from imposing a fine or penalty on any provider when developing or implementing any payment reform initiative involving the use of episodes of care; revises other provisions regarding payments to healthcare providers. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 27 and Title 71, Chapter 5."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "110"
+identifier: "SB 2639"
+citation: "Tennessee SB 2639 (110)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["TennCare"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Hensley", "Sexton C"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 41
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2018-01-22"
+last_action: "2018-04-23"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7c17df3e-3ccc-47c8-9b94-e849ff2772e2"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2639&GA=110"
+source_hash: "20d74395e938e346d1b76c0855c95e99c6ea53afff1044c1c70fcbeeaab0061b"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee SB 2639 (110) — TennCare - As enacted, prohibits the bureau and HCFA from imposing a fine or penalty on any provider when developing or implementing any payment reform initiative involving the use of episodes of care; revises other provisions regarding payments to healthcare providers. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 27 and Title 71, Chapter 5.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB2639.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, & Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/20/2018 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
+- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/14/2018 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Hensley — primary (person)
+- Sexton C — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-22** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2018-01-24** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
+- **2018-01-25** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-30** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2018-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
+- **2018-03-07** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/14/2018
+- **2018-03-07** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/14/2018
+- **2018-03-14** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
+- **2018-03-14** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/21/2018
+- **2018-03-14** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/21/2018
+- **2018-03-14** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2018-03-19** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/20/2018
+- **2018-03-19** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. C&L Comm. 3/20/18
+- **2018-03-20** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
+- **2018-03-21** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/27/2018
+- **2018-03-21** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-27** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-03-28** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/29/2018
+- **2018-03-29** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/4/2018
+- **2018-04-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/5/2018
+- **2018-04-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
+- **2018-04-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2018-04-04** Passed H., as am., Ayes 84, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
+- **2018-04-04** Passed H., as am., Ayes 84, Nays 0, PNV <pnv> `passage`
+- **2018-04-04** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1018) `amendment-passage`
+- **2018-04-05** Companion House Bill substituted
+- **2018-04-05** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2018-04-05** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0812)
+- **2018-04-05** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0862)
+- **2018-04-05** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
+- **2018-04-05** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2018-04-06** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
+- **2018-04-09** Signed by H. Speaker
+- **2018-04-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
+- **2018-04-10** Signed by Senate Speaker
+- **2018-04-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2018-04-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 766
+- **2018-04-23** Pub. Ch. 766
+- **2018-04-23** Effective date(s) 07/01/2018
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7c17df3e-3ccc-47c8-9b94-e849ff2772e2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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