---
type: "Bill"
title: "Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, expands types of crop insurance offered under a limited lines producer license to include damage to crops caused by unfavorable weather conditions, fire or lightning, flood, insect infestation, disease, or other yield-reducing conditions or perils, in addition to present coverage for hail. - Amends TCA Title 43 and Title 56, Chapter 6."
description: "Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, expands types of crop insurance offered under a limited lines producer license to include damage to crops caused by unfavorable weather conditions, fire or lightning, flood, insect infestation, disease, or other yield-reducing conditions or perils, in addition to present coverage for hail. - Amends TCA Title 43 and Title 56, Chapter 6."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 176"
citation: "Tennessee HB 176 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Insurance Companies", "Agents", "Brokers", "Policies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hall", "Lundberg"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 39
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2019-01-28"
last_action: "2019-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2d3b68b2-42a7-462b-a2ec-bebb9916cd6f"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0176&GA=111"
source_hash: "15b8ab86996e586076a628214e5f78f78d9e2b5a3fd94a443b22b6e34793b65d"
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 HB 176 (111) — Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, expands types of crop insurance offered under a limited lines producer license to include damage to crops caused by unfavorable weather conditions, fire or lightning, flood, insect infestation, disease, or other yield-reducing conditions or perils, in addition to present coverage for hail. - Amends TCA Title 43 and Title 56, Chapter 6.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB0176.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/24/2019 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/30/2019 4/29/2019 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE INSURANCE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/26/2019 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/19/2019 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/24/2019 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE PROPERTY & CASUALTY SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee 2/19/2019 (7) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/25/2019 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/30/2019 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/30/2019 Passed (2) — **91–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hall — primary (person)
- Lundberg — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-28** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-31** P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-01** Assigned to s/c Property & Casualty Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-04** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2019-02-12** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/19/2019
- **2019-02-13** Placed on s/c cal Property & Casualty Subcommittee for 2/19/2019
- **2019-02-19** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-19** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2019-02-20** Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 2/26/2019
- **2019-02-21** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 2/25/2019
- **2019-02-25** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-02-26** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-02-28** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2019-03-06** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/13/2019
- **2019-03-06** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-13** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/27/2019
- **2019-03-20** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/27/2019
- **2019-03-27** Placed behind the budget
- **2019-04-17** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/24/2019
- **2019-04-24** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/29/2019
- **2019-04-24** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-24** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/24/2019
- **2019-04-24** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-29** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/30/2019
- **2019-04-30** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-04-30** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-30** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2019-04-30** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-05-01** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-05-01** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-05-01** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-05-10** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-15** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 354
- **2019-05-15** Pub. Ch. 354
- **2019-05-15** Effective date(s) 05/10/2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2d3b68b2-42a7-462b-a2ec-bebb9916cd6f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).