---
type: "Bill"
title: "Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, allows an insurance company to determine its obligations under an insurance policy as to all parties through a declaratory judgment action, an interpleader claim or action, or both, and creates a rebuttable presumption the insurance company is acting in good faith if the company files such an action or claim. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7."
description: "Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, allows an insurance company to determine its obligations under an insurance policy as to all parties through a declaratory judgment action, an interpleader claim or action, or both, and creates a rebuttable presumption the insurance company is acting in good faith if the company files such an action or claim. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 413"
citation: "Tennessee SB 413 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Insurance Companies", "Agents", "Brokers", "Policies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cepicky", "Stevens"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-01-30"
last_action: "2019-04-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5163aeb-ade8-4cdc-8f55-25394afef297"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0413&GA=111"
source_hash: "24e2984c1f3226234212aa5c02e7119bd13aaeb72e020517cede3b41300bc28a"
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 413 (111) — Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, allows an insurance company to determine its obligations under an insurance policy as to all parties through a declaratory judgment action, an interpleader claim or action, or both, and creates a rebuttable presumption the insurance company is acting in good faith if the company files such an action or claim. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7.

## 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/SB0413.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/25/2019 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/19/2019 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE INSURANCE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/12/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/18/2019 3/14/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE PROPERTY & CASUALTY SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee 3/5/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/21/2019 Passed (1) — **83–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cepicky — primary (person)
- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-30** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-31** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-31** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-02-04** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-04** P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-05** Assigned to s/c Property & Casualty Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-06** 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
- **2019-02-19** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **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** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-02-27** Placed on s/c cal Property & Casualty Subcommittee for 3/5/2019
- **2019-02-28** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2019-03-05** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-06** Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/12/2019
- **2019-03-12** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-13** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/14/2019
- **2019-03-14** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/18/2019
- **2019-03-18** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3-21-19
- **2019-03-18** Reset on next avail. cal.
- **2019-03-18** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-03-18** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-03-21** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-03-21** Passed H., Ayes 83, Nays 6, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2019-03-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-01** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-02** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-04-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-15** Pub. Ch. 121
- **2019-04-15** Effective date(s) 04/09/2019
- **2019-04-15** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 121

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d5163aeb-ade8-4cdc-8f55-25394afef297`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).