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TN HB 2243

died on adjournment

Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, enacts the "Stopping Health Insurers from Excluding Legal Decisions (SHIELD) Act." - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56 and Title 71.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 2243 pass?

No. TN HB 2243 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 (2026-05-01): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 797

What is TN HB 2243 about?

TN HB 2243 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, enacts the "Stopping Health Insurers from Excluding Legal Decisions (SHIELD) Act." - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56 and Title 71.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 2243?

Martin B is the primary sponsor of TN HB 2243.

Introduced
2026-02-04
Latest action
2026-05-01 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 797
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Martin Bprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-02

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-02-04

    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

    sponsorship

  3. 2026-02-04

    Sponsor change.

    sponsorship

  4. 2026-02-04

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  5. 2026-02-04

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  6. 2026-02-05

    Assigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  7. 2026-02-05

    P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee

    referral-committee

  8. 2026-02-09

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  9. 2026-02-17

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  10. 2026-02-25

    Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

  11. 2026-03-04

    Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/10/2026

  12. 2026-03-04

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee

    referral-committee

  13. 2026-03-10

    Action def. in Insurance Committee to 3/17/2026

  14. 2026-03-11

    Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/17/2026

  15. 2026-03-17

    Action def. in Insurance Committee to 3/24/2026

  16. 2026-03-18

    Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/24/2026

  17. 2026-03-24

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2026-03-25

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026

  19. 2026-03-26

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026

  20. 2026-03-30

    Comp. SB subst.

  21. 2026-03-30

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  22. 2026-05-01

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 797

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • INSURANCE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee 3/4/2026 Passed (3)

    2026-03-04 · pass · 6-1

  • HOUSE INSURANCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/24/2026 Passed (2)

    2026-03-24 · pass · 15-1

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026 3/26/2026 (1)

    2026-03-30 · fail · 0-0

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2243&ga=114

Attribution

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