Tennessee · 114
HB 1534
Health, Dept. of - As introduced, authorizes the commissioner to utilize Title V funds, to the extent permitted by federal law, to establish a program to provide funds to women whose pregnancies have ended in stillbirth for the purposes of offsetting burial or disposition costs of the stillborn child's remains and educational scholarships for such women; authorizes the commissioner to seek any necessary federal waiver or authorization to create such program. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 68.
Bill record: Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
Summary AI-generated
Tennessee HB 1534 authorizes the Health Department commissioner to use Title V funds, as permitted by federal law, to establish a program providing financial assistance to women whose pregnancies ended in stillbirth. This assistance would offset burial or disposition costs for the stillborn child and offer educational scholarships to the women. The bill also permits the commissioner to seek necessary federal waivers to create this program and amends TCA Titles 49 and 68.
Software-generated, grounded only in the bill's own fields (it does not invent outcomes, amounts, or dates). Provenance: Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
Issue tags AI-classified
Classified by a local model from the bill's text; confidence shown. GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
Sponsors
- Johnny Shaw Democratic lead
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Question | Chamber | Result | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means… | lower | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mar 24, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| POPULATION HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health… | lower | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mar 10, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |