---
type: "Bill"
title: "Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, permanently reenacts the \"Proton Therapy Access Act,\" which was repealed on January 1, 2023. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7, Part 23."
description: "Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, permanently reenacts the \"Proton Therapy Access Act,\" which was repealed on January 1, 2023. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7, Part 23."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 401"
citation: "Tennessee SB 401 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Accident", "Health", "Insurance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Massey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-24"
last_action: "2023-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bbc64d69-168f-4282-a24a-95f627030798"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0401&GA=113"
source_hash: "3388990b039410510c56c1c2c6f79e6d039c750b7a0ea83d284c229a8a035f32"
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 401 (113) — Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, permanently reenacts the "Proton Therapy Access Act," which was repealed on January 1, 2023. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7, Part 23.

## 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/SB0401.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/13/2023 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/7/2023 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2023 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Massey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-24** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-25** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-26** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee `passage`
- **2023-01-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-01-31** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/7/2023
- **2023-02-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-07** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-02-09** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/13/2023
- **2023-02-13** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-02-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-02-14** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-16** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-03-30** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2023-03-30** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-03** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-05** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-05** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-25** Effective date(s) 04/17/2023
- **2023-04-25** Pub. Ch. 162

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bbc64d69-168f-4282-a24a-95f627030798`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).