---
type: "Bill"
title: "Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, requires a health benefit plan that amends, renews, or delivers a policy of coverage on or after July 1, 2024, and that provides coverage for prescription contraceptives, to provide coverage for a 12-month refill of contraceptives obtained at one time by an insured person, unless the insured requests a smaller supply or the prescriber instructs that the insured must receive a smaller supply. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7."
description: "Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, requires a health benefit plan that amends, renews, or delivers a policy of coverage on or after July 1, 2024, and that provides coverage for prescription contraceptives, to provide coverage for a 12-month refill of contraceptives obtained at one time by an insured person, unless the insured requests a smaller supply or the prescriber instructs that the insured must receive a smaller supply. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1919"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1919 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Accident", "Health", "Insurance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Akbari"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c17f86d6-6cc5-48a8-a353-bbcfdaa90870"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1919&GA=113"
source_hash: "6b7e1c57c65bb9ab524042d488ab87f33733ca82321132c585e456e5533c8ee6"
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 1919 (113) — Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, requires a health benefit plan that amends, renews, or delivers a policy of coverage on or after July 1, 2024, and that provides coverage for prescription contraceptives, to provide coverage for a 12-month refill of contraceptives obtained at one time by an insured person, unless the insured requests a smaller supply or the prescriber instructs that the insured must receive a smaller supply. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0803** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0803.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0572** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0572.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1919.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/4/2024 Passed (1) — **80–8** (pass) · lower
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/27/2024 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/4/2024 Passed (1) — **25–7** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Akbari — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-24** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-25** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-01-29** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee `passage`
- **2024-02-20** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/27/2024
- **2024-02-27** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2024-03-01** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/4/2024
- **2024-03-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-03-04** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 7 `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0572)
- **2024-03-04** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/4/2024
- **2024-03-05** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-07** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-04** Passed H., Ayes 80, Nays 8, PNV 5 `passage`
- **2024-04-04** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0803) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-04** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-05** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-08** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-08** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-09** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective date(s) 01/01/2025
- **2024-05-01** Pub. Ch. 732

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c17f86d6-6cc5-48a8-a353-bbcfdaa90870`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).