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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, enacts the \"Proton Therapy Access Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56 and Title 71."
+description: "Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, enacts the \"Proton Therapy Access Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56 and Title 71."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "111"
+identifier: "SB 195"
+citation: "Tennessee SB 195 (111)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Insurance", "Health", "Accident"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Massey", "Smith"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 35
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2019-01-28"
+last_action: "2019-05-01"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/069e22ac-3cab-477a-9f30-003498ac8602"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0195&GA=111"
+source_hash: "c52f54ea76413fe32c4e4ea1e6452ebb8fd09deee23e0a279c63038d343e76de"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee SB 195 (111) — Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, enacts the "Proton Therapy Access Act." - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56 and Title 71.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Amendment HA0068** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0068.pdf)
+2. **Amendment SA0089** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0089.pdf)
+3. **Amendment SA0172** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0172.pdf)
+4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB0195.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- HOUSE INSURANCE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/19/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/4/2019 Passed (1) — **27–1** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2019 Passed — **94–0** (pass) · lower
+- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/26/2019 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
+- HOUSE LIFE & HEALTH INSURANCE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee 3/13/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2019 4/4/2019 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Massey — primary (person)
+- Smith — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-01-28** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
+- **2019-01-28** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
+- **2019-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2019-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
+- **2019-01-31** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
+- **2019-01-31** P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-02-01** Assigned to s/c Life & Health Insurance Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-03-06** Placed on s/c cal Life & Health Insurance Subcommittee for 3/13/2019
+- **2019-03-12** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/19/2019
+- **2019-03-13** Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/19/2019
+- **2019-03-13** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-03-19** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/26/2019
+- **2019-03-19** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/26/2019
+- **2019-03-19** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-03-26** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
+- **2019-04-02** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/4/2019
+- **2019-04-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/4/2019
+- **2019-04-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
+- **2019-04-04** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 1 `passage`
+- **2019-04-04** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0089)
+- **2019-04-04** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0172)
+- **2019-04-04** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2019
+- **2019-04-08** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
+- **2019-04-10** Enrolled and ready for signatures
+- **2019-04-10** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
+- **2019-04-10** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0068) `amendment-withdrawal`
+- **2019-04-10** Subst. for comp. HB.
+- **2019-04-10** Comp. SB subst.
+- **2019-04-11** Signed by Senate Speaker
+- **2019-04-15** Signed by H. Speaker
+- **2019-04-16** Transmitted to Governor for action.
+- **2019-04-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2019-05-01** Pub. Ch. 193
+- **2019-05-01** Effective date(s) 01/01/2020
+- **2019-05-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 193
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/069e22ac-3cab-477a-9f30-003498ac8602`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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