---
type: "Bill"
title: "TennCare - As enacted, prohibits the state from filing certain claims seeking recovery against the estates of deceased ABLE account beneficiaries. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 4, Part 8."
description: "TennCare - As enacted, prohibits the state from filing certain claims seeking recovery against the estates of deceased ABLE account beneficiaries. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 4, Part 8."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 363"
citation: "Tennessee SB 363 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TennCare"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Massey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-23"
last_action: "2023-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/549c4e02-1588-4611-a2b7-b787c723e24e"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0363&GA=113"
source_hash: "946562fe35eebedaa87a72e522f90007ec7b3e09acb4aa6bd8e38f3dbab0f9fc"
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 363 (113) — TennCare - As enacted, prohibits the state from filing certain claims seeking recovery against the estates of deceased ABLE account beneficiaries. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 4, Part 8.

## 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/SB0363.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/27/2023 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/23/2023 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/15/2023 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Massey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-23** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-24** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-25** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-08** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/15/2023
- **2023-02-15** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-02-21** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/23/2023
- **2023-02-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-02-23** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-02-27** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-02-27** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-02-27** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-02-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-03-01** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-02** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-06** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-14** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-23** Effective date(s) 03/14/2023
- **2023-03-23** Pub. Ch. 44

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/549c4e02-1588-4611-a2b7-b787c723e24e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).