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TN HB 2405

died on adjournment

Public Employees - As introduced, requires, instead of authorizes, the state and local governments to provide fully paid health insurance coverage to the immediate family members of state and local law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty on or after January 1, 2020; removes the two-year limitation on the state or local government's full payment of such coverage; adds that family members of officers who suffer catastrophic injuries on or after January 1, 2020, also qualify for such coverage; requires the state to reimburse local governments that provide such coverage. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 27.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 2405 pass?

No. TN HB 2405 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 (2026-04-15): Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

What is TN HB 2405 about?

TN HB 2405 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Public Employees - As introduced, requires, instead of authorizes, the state and local governments to provide fully paid health insurance coverage to the immediate family members of state and local law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty on or after January 1, 2020; removes the two-year limitation on the state or local government's full payment of such coverage; adds that family members of officers who suffer catastrophic injuries on or after January 1, 2020, also qualify for such coverage; requires the state to reimburse local governments that provide such coverage. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 27.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 2405?

Scarbrough is the primary sponsor of TN HB 2405.

Introduced
2026-02-04
Latest action
2026-04-15 — Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Scarbroughprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-03

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-02-04

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2026-02-05

    Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-05

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-03-11

    Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  6. 2026-03-18

    Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/25/2026

  7. 2026-03-18

    Action Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to 3/25/2026

  8. 2026-03-25

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026

  9. 2026-03-25

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-03-31

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2026-04-01

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026

  12. 2026-04-01

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  13. 2026-04-08

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  14. 2026-04-08

    Placed behind the budget

  15. 2026-04-15

    Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 3/25/2026 Passed (2)

    2026-03-25 · pass · 5-0

  • HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/31/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-03-31 · pass · 22-0

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2405&ga=114

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