---
type: "Bill"
title: "Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, changes a utility district board member's insurance compensation option from payment to reimbursement of payment for premiums paid for equivalent or similar medical insurance coverage and life insurance coverage by the member; allows a utility district board member to receive reimbursement of premiums paid for medical insurance coverage under medicare and any medicare supplement insurance policy. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 82."
description: "Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, changes a utility district board member's insurance compensation option from payment to reimbursement of payment for premiums paid for equivalent or similar medical insurance coverage and life insurance coverage by the member; allows a utility district board member to receive reimbursement of premiums paid for medical insurance coverage under medicare and any medicare supplement insurance policy. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 82."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1146"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1146 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Accident", "Health", "Insurance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Niceley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-05-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4ead88fb-014e-4402-bc15-8466aab9f9f2"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1146&GA=113"
source_hash: "2bb7c4f0fd6bf13be9f19858a88c0bd0974bff2916175db87ad34e2c4f3a53f7"
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 1146 (113) — Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, changes a utility district board member's insurance compensation option from payment to reimbursement of payment for premiums paid for equivalent or similar medical insurance coverage and life insurance coverage by the member; allows a utility district board member to receive reimbursement of premiums paid for medical insurance coverage under medicare and any medicare supplement insurance policy. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 82.

## 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/SB1146.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/5/2023 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/19/2023 Passed — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/29/2023 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Niceley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `passage`
- **2023-03-14** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/21/2023
- **2023-03-21** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/28/2023
- **2023-03-22** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/28/2023
- **2023-03-28** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/29/2023
- **2023-03-28** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/29/2023
- **2023-03-29** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-04-03** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 4/5/2023
- **2023-04-05** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-04-10** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-19** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-20** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-21** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-25** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-26** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-05** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-17** Effective date(s) 05/05/2023
- **2023-05-17** Pub. Ch. 348

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4ead88fb-014e-4402-bc15-8466aab9f9f2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).