---
type: "Bill"
title: "Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, authorizes the issuance of an insurance policy that an employer may offer to an employee for the purpose of providing family leave benefits. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 56."
description: "Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, authorizes the issuance of an insurance policy that an employer may offer to an employee for the purpose of providing family leave benefits. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 56."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 454"
citation: "Tennessee SB 454 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agents", "Brokers", "Insurance Companies", "Policies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Watson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-25"
last_action: "2023-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca085f18-6b0e-4b88-910b-c9426f86b549"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0454&GA=113"
source_hash: "81bdb9322554e79a9206710a32d755a60403426646d7ba8eb3d9b7bd8715a571"
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 454 (113) — Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, authorizes the issuance of an insurance policy that an employer may offer to an employee for the purpose of providing family leave benefits. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 56.

## 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/SB0454.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/13/2023 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/6/2023 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/28/2023 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Watson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-25** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-26** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-30** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-21** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-28** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-03-03** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/6/2023
- **2023-03-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-06** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-09** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-03-13** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2023-03-13** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-03-14** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-14** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-03-17** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-31** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-18** Effective date(s) 03/31/2023; 01/01/2024
- **2023-04-18** Pub. Ch. 91

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ca085f18-6b0e-4b88-910b-c9426f86b549`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).