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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

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

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    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.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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