AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 14; Title 33; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to health care.
Summary
HB0740 is a very short bill that makes a single statutory change: it deletes Tennessee Code Annotated § 68-1-805. The bill is captioned as relating to health care and references multiple titles of the Tennessee Code, but the operative language only repeals that one section and provides for immediate effectiveness upon becoming law.
Because the bill text does not include the substance of § 68-1-805, the specific policy change cannot be determined from the bill alone. The practical effect is that whatever requirements, authority, or procedures were contained in that section would be removed from Tennessee law, and any affected agencies, providers, or regulated parties would no longer be governed by that provision after enactment.
Impact
The bill would amend Tennessee law by striking one section from Title 68, thereby eliminating the legal force of Tennessee Code Annotated § 68-1-805. Without the underlying text of the repealed section, the exact regulatory or administrative impact cannot be identified, but the repeal would remove any duties, rights, or enforcement mechanisms created by that section and could require conforming changes in related health-related statutes or agency practices.
Sentiment
There is no recorded committee discussion, vote history, or other legislative commentary in the provided materials, so the bill’s reception cannot be measured directly. Based on the text alone, the measure appears to be a narrow, technical repeal rather than a broad policy overhaul, which often suggests a lower level of public controversy, but that cannot be confirmed from the available record.
Contention
No specific points of contention are documented in the provided transcripts or voting history because none are available. The only potentially contentious issue identifiable from the bill text is the repeal itself: stakeholders affected by Tennessee Code Annotated § 68-1-805 could oppose losing protections, obligations, or authority contained in that section, while supporters may view the deletion as a cleanup or deregulation measure.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 14; Title 29; Title 33; Title 37; Title 39; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to health care.