---
type: "Bill"
title: "TennCare - As enacted, revises and extends, until June 30, 2019, the ground ambulance service provider assessment. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 7; Title 56; Title 68 and Title 71."
description: "TennCare - As enacted, revises and extends, until June 30, 2019, the ground ambulance service provider assessment. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 7; Title 56; Title 68 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 1837"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1837 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TennCare"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Reedy", "Yager"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 53
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-01-23"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d20111a-1aaa-4944-9285-b8e7f9569488"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1837&GA=110"
source_hash: "9f45e265658742da7c2091c91f8f2e676903825ff8798caa02e99956840e8841"
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 1837 (110) — TennCare - As enacted, revises and extends, until June 30, 2019, the ground ambulance service provider assessment. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 7; Title 56; Title 68 and Title 71.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB1837.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2018 PASSED (1) — **87–4** (fail) · lower
- INSURANCE AND BANKING COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 3/20/2018 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/9/2018 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2018 4/10/2018 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 4/3/2018 Passed (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- INSURANCE AND BANKING SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Insurance and Banking Committee 3/14/2018 (5) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/19/2018 PASSED (1) — **30–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Reedy — primary (person)
- Yager — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-23** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-24** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-01-24** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-25** P2C, ref. to Insurance and Banking Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-25** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-01-29** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2018-02-07** Assigned to s/c Insurance and Banking Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-28** Placed on s/c cal Insurance and Banking Subcommittee for 3/7/2018
- **2018-02-28** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/6/2018
- **2018-03-06** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/12/2018
- **2018-03-06** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/13/2018
- **2018-03-07** Placed on s/c cal Insurance and Banking Subcommittee for 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-07** Action Def. in s/c Insurance and Banking Subcommittee to 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-12** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-03-14** Placed on cal. Insurance and Banking Committee for 3/20/2018
- **2018-03-14** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Insurance and Banking Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-20** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/28/2018
- **2018-03-21** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-28** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/3/2018
- **2018-03-28** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee to 4/4/2018
- **2018-04-03** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-04** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/9/2018
- **2018-04-04** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/10/2018
- **2018-04-09** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-10** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2018
- **2018-04-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2018
- **2018-04-10** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 10, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-04-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/17/2018
- **2018-04-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-04-16** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-16** Passed H., as am., Ayes 87, Nays 4, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2018-04-16** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1156) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-16** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0939) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-17** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-04-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-17** Senate Reset on calendar 4/18/18
- **2018-04-18** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/19/2018
- **2018-04-18** Senate Reset on calendar 4/19/18
- **2018-04-19** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-19** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA1087)
- **2018-04-19** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0759)
- **2018-04-19** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2018-04-19** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-19** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-04-20** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-04-23** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-24** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-04-26** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-03** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Pub. Ch. 874
- **2018-05-08** Effective date(s) 05/03/2018; 07/01/2018
- **2018-05-08** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 874

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4d20111a-1aaa-4944-9285-b8e7f9569488`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).