---
type: "Bill"
title: "Blount County - Subject to local approval, alters the conditions under which the county is authorized to own and operate a nonprofit hospital. - Amends Chapter 187 of the Private Acts of 1945."
description: "Blount County - Subject to local approval, alters the conditions under which the county is authorized to own and operate a nonprofit hospital. - Amends Chapter 187 of the Private Acts of 1945."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 1560"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1560 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Blount County"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wright"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 25
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-03-13"
last_action: "2023-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/455dcc74-6257-454d-bd8a-c2a638d95000"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1560&GA=113"
source_hash: "f8ec7d699487a6b488a3df08b360755f4041b5c750af239c27c2e27370d4653a"
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 1560 (113) — Blount County - Subject to local approval, alters the conditions under which the county is authorized to own and operate a nonprofit hospital. - Amends Chapter 187 of the Private Acts of 1945.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment SA0468** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0468.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1560.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2023 4/6/2023 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/18/2023 Passed (1) — **25–3** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/4/2023 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2023 Passed (2) — **74–13** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR 2 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 4/19/2023 Passed (1) — **86–10** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Wright — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-13** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-03-16** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-03-20** P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-22** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/28/2023
- **2023-03-28** Sponsor(s) withdrawn. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-28** Action def. in Local Government Committee to 4/4/2023
- **2023-03-28** Sponsor change. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-29** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 4/4/2023
- **2023-04-04** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-05** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/6/2023
- **2023-04-06** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2023
- **2023-04-10** Passed H., Ayes 74, Nays 13, PNV 6 `passage`
- **2023-04-11** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-04-12** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-04-18** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 3, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0468)
- **2023-04-18** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-04-19** H. concurred in S. am. no. SA1 Ayes 86, Nays 10 PNV 2 HB1560
- **2023-04-19** H. Placed on Message Calendar #2 for 4/19/2023
- **2023-04-24** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-05** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-24** Pr. Ch. 28

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/455dcc74-6257-454d-bd8a-c2a638d95000`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).