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+type: "Bill"
+title: "TennCare - As enacted, enacts \"Terrence's Law,\" which requires the bureau to conduct an annual review of all medications and forms of treatment for sickle cell disease, and services for enrollees with a diagnosis of sickle cell disease that are eligible for coverage under the medical assistance program; requires the bureau to solicit and consider input from the public when conducting the annual review; requires annual report to the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71."
+description: "TennCare - As enacted, enacts \"Terrence's Law,\" which requires the bureau to conduct an annual review of all medications and forms of treatment for sickle cell disease, and services for enrollees with a diagnosis of sickle cell disease that are eligible for coverage under the medical assistance program; requires the bureau to solicit and consider input from the public when conducting the annual review; requires annual report to the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "112"
+identifier: "HB 992"
+citation: "Tennessee HB 992 (112)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["TennCare"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Akbari", "Love"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 38
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2021-02-10"
+last_action: "2021-05-03"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb92827a-489d-4829-a6c0-593535fd463f"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0992&GA=112"
+source_hash: "6cbbc8e06b2c4249b18bfd35f85ce7b87de6a66dcd8925964de9f84732bfb654"
+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 HB 992 (112) — TennCare - As enacted, enacts "Terrence's Law," which requires the bureau to conduct an annual review of all medications and forms of treatment for sickle cell disease, and services for enrollees with a diagnosis of sickle cell disease that are eligible for coverage under the medical assistance program; requires the bureau to solicit and consider input from the public when conducting the annual review; requires annual report to the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0992.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- INSURANCE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee 3/2/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/22/2021 3/18/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/22/2021 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
+- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/23/2021 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/1/2021 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
+- HOUSE INSURANCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/9/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Akbari — primary (person)
+- Love — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-02-11** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
+- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2021-02-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-02-22** P2C, ref. to Insurance Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-02-22** P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
+- **2021-02-24** Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 3/2/2021
+- **2021-02-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2021-03-02** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-03-03** Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/9/2021
+- **2021-03-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2021-03-09** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-03-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2021-03-16** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/23/2021
+- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/18/2021
+- **2021-03-18** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/22/2021
+- **2021-03-22** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
+- **2021-03-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2021-03-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
+- **2021-03-23** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
+- **2021-03-25** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2021-03-25** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/29/2021
+- **2021-03-29** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/1/2021
+- **2021-03-30** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2021-03-30** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/1/2021
+- **2021-04-01** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2021-04-01** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
+- **2021-04-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2021-04-01** Companion House Bill substituted
+- **2021-04-05** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
+- **2021-04-07** Signed by Senate Speaker
+- **2021-04-07** Signed by H. Speaker
+- **2021-04-08** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-04-20** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2021-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/20/2021
+- **2021-05-03** Pub. Ch. 186
+- **2021-05-03** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 186
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eb92827a-489d-4829-a6c0-593535fd463f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
+