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Tennessee / State / 114th General Assembly, 2026

Public Chapter 968 of 2026 (SB 1613) Let the state veterans homes provide services other than skilled nursing

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Expands benefits Lets the state veterans homes provide care beyond skilled nursing.

Added Tenn. Code 58-7-101(e): in addition to skilled nursing, each state veterans home may provide and receive payment for other services for the support and care of honorably discharged veterans, and widened the board’s siting and contracting powers to cover facilities and services. Signed May 13, 2026, effective on becoming law. The honorable discharge requirement Attorney General Opinion 20-13 reads strictly is repeated in the new subsection.

Progress

Path to law: Bill in a two-chamber legislature

  1. Introduced Done,
  2. In committee Done, Senate State and Local Government Committee
  3. Passed one chamber Done, Senate, 33-0
  4. Passed both chambers Done, House, 96-0
  5. Signed by the governor Done, Public Chapter 968
  6. In effect Done,

Sponsors

  • Ed JacksonSponsor, Republican, Senate, District 25
  • Clark BoydSponsor, Republican, House, District 46
  • PodyCo-sponsor, Senate
  • RoseCo-sponsor, Senate
  • CarringerCo-sponsor, House
  • HaleCo-sponsor, House
  • LynnCo-sponsor, House
  • PearsonCo-sponsor, House

What it touches

  • Tenn. Code Ann. § 58-7-101
  • Tenn. Code Ann. § 58-7-103

Catalog entry

Official record

Read Public Chapter 968 of 2026 (SB 1613) on the jurisdiction's own record