---
type: "Bill"
title: "TennCare - As enacted, directs the director to establish an additional PACE program as a pilot in one of the two grand divisions where a PACE program did not exist in 2024; permits a current PACE program in a county with a specific population to expand into contiguous counties having specifically listed populations. - Amends TCA Title 71."
description: "TennCare - As enacted, directs the director to establish an additional PACE program as a pilot in one of the two grand divisions where a PACE program did not exist in 2024; permits a current PACE program in a county with a specific population to expand into contiguous counties having specifically listed populations. - Amends TCA Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 782"
citation: "Tennessee HB 782 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TennCare"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Martin G"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 33
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2025-02-04"
last_action: "2025-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e59d0d6-18bb-4f4f-8024-4fb77e7a50e7"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0782&ga=114"
source_hash: "5d7aeb5d61a5b9eab91bd5e88b958dd7dee64f4d3e85abcd7dabd582b9efa624"
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 782 (114) — TennCare - As enacted, directs the director to establish an additional PACE program as a pilot in one of the two grand divisions where a PACE program did not exist in 2024; permits a current PACE program in a county with a specific population to expand into contiguous counties having specifically listed populations. - Amends TCA 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://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0782.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/31/2025 Passed — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 Passed (1) — **86–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/17/2025 Passed (3) — **27–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2025 Passed (4) — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE TENNCARE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee 3/18/2025 Passed (5) — **4–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/22/2025 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/21/2025 4/17/2025 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE INSURANCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee 3/25/2025 Passed — **17–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Martin G — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-04** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-05** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2025-02-06** P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-10** Assigned to s/c Tenncare Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-12** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-12** Placed on s/c cal Tenncare Subcommittee for 3/18/2025
- **2025-03-18** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-19** Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/25/2025
- **2025-03-25** Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-26** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/31/2025
- **2025-03-31** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-02** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/9/2025
- **2025-04-02** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-09** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
- **2025-04-09** Placed behind the budget
- **2025-04-16** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025
- **2025-04-17** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/21/2025
- **2025-04-17** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025
- **2025-04-17** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-17** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-17** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-04-21** Passed H., Ayes 86, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2025-04-22** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-04-28** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-08** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-09** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-27** Effective date(s) 05/21/2025
- **2025-05-27** Pub. Ch. 502

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6e59d0d6-18bb-4f4f-8024-4fb77e7a50e7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).