republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/112/hb-556.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "TennCare - As enacted, extends the nursing home annual assessment fee to June 30, 2022; revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 71."
description: "TennCare - As enacted, extends the nursing home annual assessment fee to June 30, 2022; revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 556"
citation: "Tennessee HB 556 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TennCare"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson C", "Reeves"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2021-02-04"
last_action: "2021-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1912dcc6-04d5-4cf6-a37a-193dcaca7e53"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0556&GA=112"
source_hash: "a4b64da9a033ad6ed12cd45dbb0d3b158e80668c3f33543018b311d78537f81a"
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 556 (112) — TennCare - As enacted, extends the nursing home annual assessment fee to June 30, 2022; revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 71.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0231** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0231.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0299** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0299.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0556.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 5/3/2021 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/13/2021 Passed (3) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/27/2021 Passed (2) — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/3/2021 4/28/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/3/2021 Passed (1) — **91–1** (pass) · lower
- INSURANCE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee 3/30/2021 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/27/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE INSURANCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/6/2021 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/14/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson C — primary (person)
- Reeves — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-04** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Assigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-25** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-30** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-31** Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-31** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-06** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-06** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-13** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-04-14** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/20/2021
- **2021-04-14** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-20** Action def. in Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/27/2021
- **2021-04-21** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/27/2021
- **2021-04-27** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-27** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-27** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-04-28** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/3/2021
- **2021-04-29** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-05-03** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0299)
- **2021-05-03** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-05-03** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-05-03** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-05-03** Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 1, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2021-05-03** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0231) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-05-03** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-05-06** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-05-11** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-13** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-01** Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
- **2021-06-01** Pub. Ch. 530
- **2021-06-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 530

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1912dcc6-04d5-4cf6-a37a-193dcaca7e53`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).