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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, enacts the \"Voluntary Portable Benefit Plan Act\"; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 50 and Title 65, Chapter 15, Part 3."
+description: "Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, enacts the \"Voluntary Portable Benefit Plan Act\"; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 50 and Title 65, Chapter 15, Part 3."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "114"
+identifier: "SB 1377"
+citation: "Tennessee SB 1377 (114)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Accident", "Health", "Insurance"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Watson"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 25
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2025-02-06"
+last_action: "2025-04-08"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3dfdcf87-0e8c-4702-9889-fcd9f11024b8"
+source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1377&ga=114"
+source_hash: "81e245acba324e17a10115e5eb107b2b58f50469c46b5a4829bff24d7a0a7280"
+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 1377 (114) — Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, enacts the "Voluntary Portable Benefit Plan Act"; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 50 and Title 65, Chapter 15, Part 3.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Amendment HA0054** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0054.pdf)
+2. **Amendment SA0084** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0084.pdf)
+3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1377.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/20/2025 Passed (1) — **82–13** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/20/2025 Passed (1) — **27–3** (pass) · upper
+- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/11/2025 Passed (2) — **8–1** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Watson — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-02-06** Filed for introduction `filing`
+- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2025-02-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
+- **2025-02-25** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/4/2025
+- **2025-02-25** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/4/2025
+- **2025-03-04** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/11/2025
+- **2025-03-05** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/11/2025
+- **2025-03-11** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
+- **2025-03-11** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
+- **2025-03-18** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/20/2025
+- **2025-03-20** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
+- **2025-03-20** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
+- **2025-03-20** Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 13, PNV 0 `passage`
+- **2025-03-20** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0054) `amendment-withdrawal`
+- **2025-03-20** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
+- **2025-03-20** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
+- **2025-03-20** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 3, PNV 2 `passage`
+- **2025-03-20** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0084)
+- **2025-03-24** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
+- **2025-03-24** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
+- **2025-03-25** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-04-03** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2025-04-08** Effective date(s) 04/03/2025
+- **2025-04-08** Pub. Ch. 131
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3dfdcf87-0e8c-4702-9889-fcd9f11024b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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