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Votes at a glance: Tennessee House Health Subcommittee, March 26, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal votes and outcomes taken by the House Health Subcommittee on March 26, 2025, including referrals, amendments adopted and measures advanced to the full Health Committee or other next steps.
The House Health Subcommittee recorded the following formal actions on March 26, 2025. Items are listed by bill number, short description, committee action and the recorded roll count when provided.
- House Bill 865 (Ballad Health nursing pipeline): Adopted amendment and advanced to full Health Committee. Clerk reported 9 ayes, 0 nays.
- House Bill 996 (prescribing psychologists): Referred to summer study after full testimony; clerk reported 9 ayes, 0 nays (referral to study rather than immediate advancement).
- House Bill 1141 (Health Facilities Commission recertification and block‑grant waiver study): Advanced to full Health Committee; clerk reported 8 ayes, 0 nays.
- House Bill 638 (prohibiting TennCare denials based on immunization status): Amendment adopted to exempt oncology, transplant and immunocompromised care; advanced to full Health Committee. Roll vote: 6 ayes, 2 nays, 1 present not voting.
- House Bill 1349 (autopsy testing and study following mass shootings): Advanced to full Health Committee. Clerk recorded 9 ayes, 0 nays.
- House Bill 1351 (recovery residences certification standards): Amendment adopted to require nationally recognized certification and departmental approval; advanced to full Health Committee. Roll vote: 9 ayes, 0 nays.
- House Bill 960 (continuing education for maternal mental health): Advanced to full Health Committee. Roll vote: 9 ayes, 0 nays.
- House Bill 819 (removal of CON for acute‑care hospitals): Advanced to full Health Committee after debate; clerk recorded 5 ayes, 1 nay, 3 present not voting.
- House Bill 1396 (guaranteed basic income/automation relief): Sponsor asked to table and roll the bill to the first calendar next year; motion carried by voice vote to roll the bill to the first calendar for the next session.
Votes recorded by the clerk as announced in committee were used for these summaries. Where amendments were announced on the record, the summaries note the adopted changes. Several bills had extended public testimony before the committee voted.
