Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, clarifies that excepted benefits are not part of a requirement to provide coverage for a specific person, provider, treatment, service, condition, or disease, unless coverage of such excepted benefits is expressly required by law. - Amends TCA Title 56.
HB 927 clarifies that certain health insurance benefits (like dental or vision coverage, called "excepted benefits") do not need to be included in standard health insurance plans unless state law explicitly requires them. This affects health insurance providers and policyholders in Tennessee by removing an obligation to cover these specific benefits as part of standard coverage. The bill specifies that excepted benefits are exempt from requirements to cover specific people, providers, treatments, or conditions unless mandated by law. It applies to new or renewed insurance policies on or after July 1, 2025.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2025
Last action Apr 29, 2025
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No floor votes recorded yet.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
5
Committee
7
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/27/2025
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/19/2025
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Hawk
RRepublican
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