---
type: "Bill"
title: "Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, requires the attorney general, in making a decision as to whether to object to a public benefit hospital conveyance transaction, to consider whether the proceeds will be controlled as funds independently of the acquiring or related entities; makes certain exemptions. - Amends TCA Title 48, Chapter 68 and Title 68, Chapter 11."
description: "Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, requires the attorney general, in making a decision as to whether to object to a public benefit hospital conveyance transaction, to consider whether the proceeds will be controlled as funds independently of the acquiring or related entities; makes certain exemptions. - Amends TCA Title 48, Chapter 68 and Title 68, Chapter 11."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2194"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2194 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Hospitals and Health Care Facilities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eea5ba96-3106-43ff-a95b-6886f6e1aa02"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2194&ga=114"
source_hash: "400e6642b30b32f5ebdecc031362fe4c11ee9847bcb5e15b56dbbc8485972f24"
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 2194 (114) — Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, requires the attorney general, in making a decision as to whether to object to a public benefit hospital conveyance transaction, to consider whether the proceeds will be controlled as funds independently of the acquiring or related entities; makes certain exemptions. - Amends TCA Title 48, Chapter 68 and Title 68, Chapter 11.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0804** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0804.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0733** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0733.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2194.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/23/2026 Passed (1) — **27–1** (pass) · upper
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/17/2026 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/2/2026 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-11** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/17/2026
- **2026-03-17** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-03-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/23/2026
- **2026-03-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-23** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 1 `passage`
- **2026-03-23** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0733)
- **2026-03-26** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-02** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-02** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-02** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0804) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-02** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-06** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-06** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-07** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-05** Effective date(s) 04/16/2026
- **2026-05-05** Pub. Ch. 718

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eea5ba96-3106-43ff-a95b-6886f6e1aa02`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).