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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, makes various changes to the law concerning the electronic delivery of health care and its coverage under certain insurance policies and TennCare. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Section 63-1-155."
+description: "Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, makes various changes to the law concerning the electronic delivery of health care and its coverage under certain insurance policies and TennCare. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Section 63-1-155."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "111S2"
+identifier: "SB 8003"
+citation: "Tennessee SB 8003 (111S2)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Insurance", "Health", "Accident"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lamberth"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 35
+vote_count: 7
+first_action: "2020-08-07"
+last_action: "2020-08-27"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/47bcecda-ee23-4054-b036-b36f811e10d3"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB8003&GA=111"
+source_hash: "0c6d1c11dd4b9a37a4d5c4276f85b25293357da8f14d722ebf90dc9af3ae8b78"
+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 8003 (111S2) — Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, makes various changes to the law concerning the electronic delivery of health care and its coverage under certain insurance policies and TennCare. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Section 63-1-155.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Amendment HA8003** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA8003.pdf)
+2. **Amendment HA8014** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA8014.pdf)
+3. **Amendment SA8002** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA8002.pdf)
+4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB8003.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE OF EXTRAORDINARY SESSION II: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee of Extraordinary Session II 8/12/2020 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 8/12/2020 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
+- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0 8/12/2020 Passed — **11–0** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 8/12/2020 Passed (1) — **30–1** (pass) · upper
+- FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE OF EXTRAORDINARY SESSION II: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee of Extraordinary Session II 8/12/2020 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 1 8/11/2020 Passed — **7–0** (pass) · upper
+- ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF HEALTHCARE COMMITTEE OF EXTRAORDINARY SESSION II: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee of Extraordinary Session II 8/12/2020 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Johnson — primary (person)
+- Lamberth — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-08-07** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
+- **2020-08-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2020-08-10** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
+- **2020-08-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
+- **2020-08-11** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 1
+- **2020-08-11** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 8/11/2020
+- **2020-08-11** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S Commerce & Labor Comm. 8-11-20
+- **2020-08-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
+- **2020-08-11** Placed on cal. Electronic Delivery of Healthcare Committee of Extraordinary Session II for 8/12/2020
+- **2020-08-11** P2C, ref. to Electronic Delivery of Healthcare Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2020-08-12** Companion House Bill substituted
+- **2020-08-12** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 for 8/12/2020
+- **2020-08-12** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
+- **2020-08-12** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 8/12/2020
+- **2020-08-12** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 1 `passage`
+- **2020-08-12** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA8002)
+- **2020-08-12** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
+- **2020-08-12** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2020-08-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
+- **2020-08-12** Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
+- **2020-08-12** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA8014) `amendment-withdrawal`
+- **2020-08-12** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA8003) `amendment-passage`
+- **2020-08-12** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 8/12/2020
+- **2020-08-12** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee of Extraordinary Session II `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2020-08-12** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee of Extraordinary Session II for 8/12/2020
+- **2020-08-12** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee of Extraordinary Session II `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2020-08-12** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee of Extraordinary Session II `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2020-08-13** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
+- **2020-08-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
+- **2020-08-13** Signed by H. Speaker
+- **2020-08-13** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
+- **2020-08-20** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2020-08-27** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 4
+- **2020-08-27** Pub. Ch. 4
+- **2020-08-27** Effective date(s) 08/17/2020
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/47bcecda-ee23-4054-b036-b36f811e10d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
+