---
type: "Bill"
title: "TennCare - As enacted, enacts \"Cooper's Law,\" which requires a participating provider to strive to process hospital presumptive eligibility applications within the first 24 hours of the date of admission, when practicable. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 68 and Title 71."
description: "TennCare - As enacted, enacts \"Cooper's Law,\" which requires a participating provider to strive to process hospital presumptive eligibility applications within the first 24 hours of the date of admission, when practicable. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 68 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 2585"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2585 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TennCare"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bowling", "DeBerry"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 44
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2020-02-05"
last_action: "2020-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3e6cf56d-8767-4cfa-91be-db1d8881c81b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2585&GA=111"
source_hash: "ebfa52af943f4550827d9e94d3dcdb4ec1bc5bc6469c48eb583ed3d5506c0bb2"
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 2585 (111) — TennCare - As enacted, enacts "Cooper's Law," which requires a participating provider to strive to process hospital presumptive eligibility applications within the first 24 hours of the date of admission, when practicable. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 68 and Title 71.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0771** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0771.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0868** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0868.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA0870** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0870.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0636** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0636.pdf)
5. **Amendment SA0729** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0729.pdf)
6. **Amendment SA0730** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0730.pdf)
7. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB2585.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/11/2020 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 3 BY JOHNSON G. PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/10/2020 Passed — **62–21** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE TENNCARE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee 3/11/2020 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY MITCHELL PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/10/2020 Passed — **64–21** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE INSURANCE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 6/1/2020 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 6/11/2020 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/8/2020 6/4/2020 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 3 6/17/2020 Passed — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/10/2020 Passed (1) — **87–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Rule 39(3) Amend# 3 by Bowling 6/11/2020 Passed — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bowling — primary (person)
- DeBerry — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-05** Intro. `introduction`
- **2020-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-02-06** P1C.
- **2020-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2020-02-10** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2020-03-05** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/9/2020
- **2020-03-09** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/11/2020
- **2020-03-09** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/11/2020
- **2020-03-09** Placed on s/c cal TennCare Subcommittee for 3/11/2020
- **2020-03-09** Assigned to s/c TennCare Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-09** Ref. to Insurance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-11** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2020-03-11** Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/17/2020
- **2020-03-11** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-17** Meeting Canceled
- **2020-05-27** Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 6/1/2020
- **2020-06-01** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 6/4/2020
- **2020-06-04** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/8/2020
- **2020-06-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 6/11/2020
- **2020-06-10** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2020-06-10** Passed H., as am., Ayes 87, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-10** Am. tabled. (Amendment 3 - HA0870) `amendment-deferral`
- **2020-06-10** Am. tabled. (Amendment 2 - HA0868) `amendment-deferral`
- **2020-06-10** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0771) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-06-11** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2020-06-11** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-11** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0730)
- **2020-06-11** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0729)
- **2020-06-11** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0636)
- **2020-06-11** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2020-06-11** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-06-17** H. concurred in S. am. no. 3 Ayes 92, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB2830
- **2020-06-17** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 6/17/20
- **2020-06-19** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2020-06-30** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-06-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-07-06** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-22** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 775
- **2020-07-22** Pub. Ch. 775
- **2020-07-22** Effective date(s) 07/15/2020

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3e6cf56d-8767-4cfa-91be-db1d8881c81b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).