---
type: "Bill"
title: "TennCare - As enacted, requires compliance with federal law regarding third-party liability. - Amends TCA Section 71-05-117."
description: "TennCare - As enacted, requires compliance with federal law regarding third-party liability. - Amends TCA Section 71-05-117."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 1691"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1691 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TennCare"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lamberth"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-01-08"
last_action: "2024-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c52a349c-c680-4b2d-90c1-198c223d1c22"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1691&GA=113"
source_hash: "6604ad6a54c92a68351867ad4b0ec49cb0bbdf83fb515df21f828ff0977abe57"
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 1691 (113) — TennCare - As enacted, requires compliance with federal law regarding third-party liability. - Amends TCA Section 71-05-117.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1691.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/22/2024 2/15/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE INSURANCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/13/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/26/2024 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- INSURANCE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee 2/6/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/22/2024 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-08** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-09** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-01-10** Assigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-10** P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-01-31** Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 2/6/2024
- **2024-02-06** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-07** Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 2/13/2024
- **2024-02-13** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-14** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/15/2024
- **2024-02-15** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/22/2024
- **2024-02-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-02-22** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-02-26** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-27** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-02-28** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-02-28** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-01** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-07** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-19** Effective date(s) 03/07/2024
- **2024-03-19** Pub. Ch. 531

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c52a349c-c680-4b2d-90c1-198c223d1c22`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).