---
type: "Bill"
title: "TennCare - As enacted, enacts the \"TennCare for Working Individuals with Disabilities Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5."
description: "TennCare - As enacted, enacts the \"TennCare for Working Individuals with Disabilities Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 2940"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2940 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TennCare"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hicks T"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 46
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-01-31"
last_action: "2024-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/12392c46-d0d2-4330-a16c-cc7628701ff2"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2940&GA=113"
source_hash: "87d48db0213aa610e4545a8763841c789a4c059da9b09cbca0491a7b00d72ba3"
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 2940 (113) — TennCare - As enacted, enacts the "TennCare for Working Individuals with Disabilities Act." - Amends TCA 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](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB2940.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE INSURANCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/12/2024 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- INSURANCE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee 3/5/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2024 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/17/2024 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE INSURANCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/12/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2024 4/17/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/24/2024 Passed (1) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/24/2024 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hicks T — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-02-05** P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-07** Assigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-12** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-14** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-28** Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 3/5/2024
- **2024-02-28** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-04** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-05** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-07** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-11** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-12** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-12** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-13** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/20/2024
- **2024-03-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-14** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-20** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/27/2024
- **2024-03-20** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/27/2024
- **2024-03-27** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/3/2024
- **2024-03-27** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/3/2024
- **2024-04-03** Placed behind the budget
- **2024-04-11** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/16/2024
- **2024-04-15** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-17** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2024
- **2024-04-17** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2024
- **2024-04-17** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-17** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/17/2024
- **2024-04-17** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-17** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-24** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-04-24** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-04-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-04-24** Passed H., Ayes 98, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-30** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-05-01** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-29** Effective date(s) 05/21/2024
- **2024-05-29** Pub. Ch. 1002

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/12392c46-d0d2-4330-a16c-cc7628701ff2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).