---
type: "Bill"
title: "Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, prohibits a health insurance issuer or a managed health insurance issuer from engaging in certain conduct. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56, Chapter 7; Title 68 and Title 71."
description: "Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, prohibits a health insurance issuer or a managed health insurance issuer from engaging in certain conduct. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56, Chapter 7; Title 68 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1275"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1275 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Accident", "Health", "Insurance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briggs"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1eda107c-fadb-4aae-a15a-b499f4d46b6b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1275&GA=113"
source_hash: "d2a0c10af31cd41bc8e837524c6a6fde49fae2ba44bfe18816ce28f5df310cd9"
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 1275 (113) — Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, prohibits a health insurance issuer or a managed health insurance issuer from engaging in certain conduct. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56, Chapter 7; Title 68 and Title 71.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0273** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0273.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0168** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0168.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1275.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2023 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/14/2023 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/30/2023 Passed (1) — **27–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Briggs — 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 Commerce and Labor Committee `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/14/2023
- **2023-03-14** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-03-24** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/27/2023
- **2023-03-28** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/30/2023
- **2023-03-30** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-30** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2023-03-30** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0168)
- **2023-03-31** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-03** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-21** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0273) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-04-21** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-05** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-09** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-17** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-24** Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
- **2023-05-24** Pub. Ch. 484

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1eda107c-fadb-4aae-a15a-b499f4d46b6b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).