---
type: "Bill"
title: "Commerce and Insurance, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the commissioner of commerce and insurance to promulgate rules to effectuate the purposes of the provisions governing pharmacy benefits managers and pharmacy benefits. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 56."
description: "Commerce and Insurance, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the commissioner of commerce and insurance to promulgate rules to effectuate the purposes of the provisions governing pharmacy benefits managers and pharmacy benefits. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 56."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 2457"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2457 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Commerce and Insurance", "Dept. of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Reeves", "Sexton C"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 54
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2022-02-02"
last_action: "2022-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e836bdc-51c7-4288-8156-3b15471df6e3"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2457&GA=112"
source_hash: "0c997a4523cb13d8958e1be2a231c6790c17acfc5d3346c07ddb8c59e80b4660"
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 2457 (112) — Commerce and Insurance, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the commissioner of commerce and insurance to promulgate rules to effectuate the purposes of the provisions governing pharmacy benefits managers and pharmacy benefits. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 56.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0562** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0562.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0691** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0691.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0692** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0692.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0699** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0699.pdf)
5. **Amendment SA0911** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0911.pdf)
6. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2457.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/21/2022 3/17/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/9/2022 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/28/2022 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/21/2022 Passed (1) — **87–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/15/2022 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/6/2022 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/13/2022 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/9/2022 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/15/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 4 4/18/2022 Passed — **94–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Reeves — primary (person)
- Sexton C — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-02** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-02** Intro. `introduction`
- **2022-02-02** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-03** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-03** P1C.
- **2022-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
- **2022-02-07** P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-09** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 2/14/2022
- **2022-02-14** Action def. in Government Operations Committee to 2/21/2022
- **2022-02-23** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 2/28/2022
- **2022-02-28** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-02** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-02** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-02** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-09** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-09** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-09** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-15** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2022-03-15** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2022-03-15** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-16** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/17/2022
- **2022-03-17** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/21/2022
- **2022-03-21** Passed H., as am., Ayes 87, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-21** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0562) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-21** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-22** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/29/2022
- **2022-03-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2022-03-24** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-03-29** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/5/2022
- **2022-03-30** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/5/2022
- **2022-04-05** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/6/2022
- **2022-04-05** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/6/2022
- **2022-04-06** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2022-04-11** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/13/2022
- **2022-04-13** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-13** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2022-04-13** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-13** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0692)
- **2022-04-13** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 4 - SA0911)
- **2022-04-13** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - SA0699)
- **2022-04-13** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0691)
- **2022-04-13** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2022-04-14** H. Placed on Message Calendar 4/18/22
- **2022-04-18** H. concurred in S. am. no. 4 Ayes 94, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB2660
- **2022-04-19** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2022-04-20** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-04-20** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-04-22** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-04** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-09** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 998
- **2022-05-09** Effective date(s) 05/04/2022
- **2022-05-09** Pub. Ch. 998

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6e836bdc-51c7-4288-8156-3b15471df6e3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).