---
type: "Bill"
title: "TennCare - As enacted, makes revisions regarding determining when the annual coverage assessment is implemented and imposed; sets limits on the expenditures for directed payments to hospitals in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5."
description: "TennCare - As enacted, makes revisions regarding determining when the annual coverage assessment is implemented and imposed; sets limits on the expenditures for directed payments to hospitals in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 577"
citation: "Tennessee SB 577 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TennCare"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Haile"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-30"
last_action: "2025-04-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2f3e3f19-30d5-4196-919c-429682b557fb"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0577&ga=114"
source_hash: "ceba6e0bb2b079da7251667ef2b355868489fac2bffe30746bf58bca57fee21c"
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 577 (114) — TennCare - As enacted, makes revisions regarding determining when the annual coverage assessment is implemented and imposed; sets limits on the expenditures for directed payments to hospitals in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0078** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0078.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0076** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0076.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0577.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/5/2025 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/24/2025 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/13/2025 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Haile — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-26** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/5/2025
- **2025-03-05** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2025-03-11** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/13/2025
- **2025-03-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-03-13** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-13** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0076)
- **2025-03-17** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2025-03-24** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-24** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0078) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-03-24** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-03-25** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-25** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-03-26** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-26** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-03** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-08** Effective date(s) 04/03/2025
- **2025-04-08** Pub. Ch. 115

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2f3e3f19-30d5-4196-919c-429682b557fb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).