TN SB 2081
died on adjournmentInsurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, expands the prohibition, from stage 4 advanced metastatic cancer or metastatic blood cancer to any cancer, against a health benefit plan that provides coverage for cancer requiring the use of a step therapy protocol before the health benefit plan provides coverage for an approved prescription drug to an enrollee who has received a diagnosis of cancer. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
Tennessee · 114S1 · upper
Quick answers
Did TN SB 2081 pass?
No. TN SB 2081 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-05-26): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 995
What is TN SB 2081 about?
TN SB 2081 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, expands the prohibition, from stage 4 advanced metastatic cancer or metastatic blood cancer to any cancer, against a health benefit plan that provides coverage for cancer requiring the use of a step therapy protocol before the health benefit plan provides coverage for an approved prescription drug to an enrollee who has received a diagnosis of cancer. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.”.
Who sponsors TN SB 2081?
Watson is the primary sponsor of TN SB 2081.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-02
- Latest action
- 2026-05-26 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 995
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Watsonprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-22
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-02-02
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
introduction
2026-02-05
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
referral-committee
2026-02-24
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2026
2026-03-03
Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/10/2026
2026-03-04
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/10/2026
2026-03-10
Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/17/2026
2026-04-01
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/7/2026
2026-04-07
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
2026-04-17
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2026-04-17
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026
2026-04-17
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026
2026-04-20
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2026-04-20
Companion House Bill substituted
substitution
2026-05-26
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 995
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Votes
SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/7/2026 Passed (1)
2026-04-07 · pass · 5-4
Related bills
- Companion bill: HB 1956
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