HB1899

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 11, relative to healthcare facilities.

Complete·5/18/26

HB1899 amends Tennessee's definition of a "home for the aged" to categorize them as either tier 1 or tier 2 based on the number of nonrelated persons.

HB1899 modifies the Tennessee Code to redefine "home for the aged" as a facility that primarily provides permanent domiciliary care, room, board, and personal services to elderly individuals. It categorizes these homes into tier 1 and tier 2 based on the number of nonrelated persons they house: tier 1 for homes housing five or fewer nonrelated persons, and tier 2 for those housing six or more. This act takes effect immediately upon becoming law.

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Roll Call Votes

96 Yea

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History

May 18

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 973

Apr 20

House

Comp. SB subst.

Apr 16

House

H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/20/2026