TN SB 435
in committeeInsurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, requires a health insurer that issues, amends, delivers, or renews a contract or agreement for a health benefit plan to take effect on or after January 1, 2027, to include coverage for biomarker testing; requires a TennCare health benefit plan that is issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2027, to provide coverage for biomarker testing when medically necessary. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 71.
Tennessee · 114S1 · upper
- Introduced
- 2025-02-10
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-05-14 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 929
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Reevesprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-01-28
Filed for introduction
filing
2025-02-10
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
introduction
2025-02-11
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2025-02-12
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
referral-committee
2025-02-18
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2025-02-20
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2025-02-25
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2025-03-11
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/18/2025
2025-03-13
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/18/2025
2025-03-18
Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/25/2025
2025-03-19
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/25/2025
2025-03-25
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
referral-committee
2026-02-03
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2026-02-05
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
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 & 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 with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
2026-04-14
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026
2026-04-15
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026
2026-04-16
Companion House Bill substituted
substitution
2026-04-17
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2026-05-14
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 929
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Votes
SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 4/7/2026 Passed
2026-04-07 · pass · 8-1
Related bills
- Companion bill: HB 484
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