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type: "Bill"
title: "TennCare - As enacted, requires that an amendment to the existing TennCare II waiver be submitted to the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services (CMS) authorizing the bureau of TennCare to create reasonable work and community engagement requirements for able-bodied working age adult enrollees without dependent children under the age of six. - Amends TCA Title 71."
description: "TennCare - As enacted, requires that an amendment to the existing TennCare II waiver be submitted to the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services (CMS) authorizing the bureau of TennCare to create reasonable work and community engagement requirements for able-bodied working age adult enrollees without dependent children under the age of six. - Amends TCA Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 1551"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1551 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TennCare"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harwell", "Roberts"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 63
vote_count: 14
first_action: "2018-01-11"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f6de013c-8085-4cbd-a6fb-bcdf40219f13"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1551&GA=110"
source_hash: "c298558fc5d9c2e9a9e82129ad50e3b52826f2c13101c819ee264723d2f36b83"
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 1551 (110) — TennCare - As enacted, requires that an amendment to the existing TennCare II waiver be submitted to the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services (CMS) authorizing the bureau of TennCare to create reasonable work and community engagement requirements for able-bodied working age adult enrollees without dependent children under the age of six. - 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](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB1551.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 5 BY STEWART PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2018 PASSED — **7124** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 4 BY STEWART PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2018 PASSED — **6825** (fail) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 3/7/2018 — **00** (fail) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/19/2018 3/15/2018 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/19/2018 PASSED (1) — **232** (fail) · upper
- HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 2/14/2018 (3) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 6 BY STEWART PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2018 PASSED — **7124** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 8 BY STEWART PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2018 PASSED — **7123** (fail) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/13/2018 — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 7 BY STEWART PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2018 PASSED — **7223** (fail) · lower
- HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 2/20/2018 — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Lay on the Table Amend# 3 by Yarbro 4/19/2018 PASSED — **189** (fail) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2018 PASSED — **6726** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2018 PASSED (1) — **7223** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- Harwell — primary (person)
- Roberts — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-11** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-17** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-01-18** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-18** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-22** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-24** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-01-25** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2018-02-07** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/14/2018
- **2018-02-07** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-14** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/20/2018
- **2018-02-14** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-20** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-20** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-21** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-21** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-28** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/7/2018
- **2018-02-28** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee to 3/7/2018
- **2018-03-07** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 3/13/2018
- **2018-03-07** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-07** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-13** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-14** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/15/2018
- **2018-03-14** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2018-03-15** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/19/2018
- **2018-03-19** Passed H., as am., Ayes 72, Nays 23, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-19** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-19** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0695) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2018-03-19** Am. tabled. (Amendment 8 - HA0897) `amendment-deferral`
- **2018-03-19** Am. tabled. (Amendment 7 - HA0896) `amendment-deferral`
- **2018-03-19** Am. tabled. (Amendment 6 - HA0895) `amendment-deferral`
- **2018-03-19** Am. tabled. (Amendment 5 - HA0894) `amendment-deferral`
- **2018-03-19** Am. tabled. (Amendment 4 - HA0893) `amendment-deferral`
- **2018-03-19** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - HA0892) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2018-03-19** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0833) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-20** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-03-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/22/2018
- **2018-03-22** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-03-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-22** Re-refer to Senate Cal. Comm.
- **2018-04-16** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/18/2018
- **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 23, Nays 2 `passage`
- **2018-04-19** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 5 - SA1079)
- **2018-04-19** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 4 - SA0844)
- **2018-04-19** Amendment tabled (Amendment 3 - SA0843) `amendment-deferral`
- **2018-04-19** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0842)
- **2018-04-19** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0805)
- **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. 869
- **2018-05-08** Effective date(s) 05/03/2018
- **2018-05-08** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 869
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f6de013c-8085-4cbd-a6fb-bcdf40219f13`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).