---
type: "Bill"
title: "Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, clarifies what constitutes a \"home care organization\" relative to law regulating health facilities and resources. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 14; Title 29; Title 33; Title 37; Title 39; Title 53; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71."
description: "Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, clarifies what constitutes a \"home care organization\" relative to law regulating health facilities and resources. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 14; Title 29; Title 33; Title 37; Title 39; Title 53; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2299"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2299 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Hospitals and Health Care Facilities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Yager"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-30"
last_action: "2024-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7d5817d9-5557-4846-bbc4-287bd75e2241"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2299&GA=113"
source_hash: "f7d858bedfe11930e6bcb6f1a4c777902717fa1dd32a57cb431f670c940c0af3"
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 2299 (113) — Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, clarifies what constitutes a "home care organization" relative to law regulating health facilities and resources. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 14; Title 29; Title 33; Title 37; Title 39; Title 53; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0959** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0959.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0986** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0986.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2299.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/11/2024 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/3/2024 Passed — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2024 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Yager — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee `passage`
- **2024-03-11** Sponsor change. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-13** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/19/2024
- **2024-03-20** Reset on Final calendar of Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2024-03-27** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/3/2024
- **2024-04-03** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2024-04-09** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/11/2024
- **2024-04-11** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-11** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-04-11** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0986)
- **2024-04-15** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-16** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-04-16** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0959) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-16** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-17** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-18** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-18** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-19** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-13** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-05-13** Pub. Ch. 858

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7d5817d9-5557-4846-bbc4-287bd75e2241`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).