HB 677 Tennessee House · 112th Regular Session (2021-2022)

Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, requires a health carrier, health benefit plan, or utilization review organization that denies coverage of a prescription drug for the treatment of a medical condition through the use of a step therapy protocol to provide access to a clear, readily accessible, and convenient process for a patient or prescribing practitioner to request a step therapy exception; enacts other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 33; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 71.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2021

Committee Review

Apr 2022

House Passage

Apr 2022

Senate Passage

Apr 2022

Signed into Law

May 2022

Introduced Feb 8, 2021 Signed May 11, 2022

Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2022 · House Apr 18, 2022

How they voted

29–0

Passed

Total votes 29

Mar 31, 2022

D Democratic5

5 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican24

24 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 11, 2022

Signed into law

Signed by Governor.

upper

Apr 21, 2022

Upper · Passed

Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Amendment 3 - HA0874)

upper

Apr 18, 2022

Amended

Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0873)

upper

Apr 18, 2022

Lower · Passed

H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA0874)

lower

Apr 18, 2022

Amended

Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0652)

upper

Apr 18, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 1

lower

Apr 13, 2022

Lower · Passed

Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2022

lower

Apr 5, 2022

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Mar 31, 2022

Upper · Passed

Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0670)

upper

Mar 31, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0

upper

Mar 30, 2022

Committee

Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

lower

Mar 30, 2022

Lower · Passed

Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/5/2022

lower

Mar 28, 2022

Upper · Passed

Recalled from Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee

upper

Mar 28, 2022

Upper · Passed

Refer to Senate Calendar Committee

upper

Mar 23, 2022

Lower · Passed

Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/30/2022

lower

Mar 23, 2022

Lower · Passed

Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/30/2022

lower

Mar 16, 2022

Committee

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

lower

Mar 16, 2022

Lower · Passed

Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/23/2022

lower

Mar 15, 2022

Upper · Passed

Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

upper

Mar 14, 2022

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Mar 9, 2022

Upper · Passed

Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/15/2022

upper

Mar 9, 2022

Lower · Passed

Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/14/2022

lower

Mar 8, 2022

Upper · Passed

Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/15/2022

upper

Mar 8, 2022

Lower · Passed

Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee

lower

Mar 2, 2022

Upper · Passed

Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/8/2022

upper

Mar 2, 2022

Lower · Passed

Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/8/2022

lower

Mar 1, 2022

Committee

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

lower

Feb 23, 2022

Lower · Passed

Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 3/1/2022

lower

Apr 6, 2021

Committee

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

upper

Mar 30, 2021

Upper · Passed

Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 4/6/2021

upper

Mar 30, 2021

Upper · Passed

Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/6/2021

upper

Mar 30, 2021

Lower · Passed

Def. to Summer Study in Insurance Subcommittee

lower

Mar 24, 2021

Upper · Passed

Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/30/2021

upper

Mar 24, 2021

Lower · Passed

Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 3/30/2021

lower

Feb 22, 2021

Upper · Passed

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

upper

Feb 20, 2021

Committee

Assigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee

lower

Feb 11, 2021

Introduced

Filed for introduction

upper

Feb 11, 2021

Introduced

Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

upper

Feb 11, 2021

Committee

P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee -- Government Operations for Review

lower

Feb 10, 2021

Introduced

Intro., P1C.

lower

Feb 8, 2021

Introduced

Filed for introduction

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors