---
type: "Bill"
title: "Consumer Protection - As enacted, prohibits an individual or entity from selling, offering for sale, or providing an air ambulance membership agreement to an individual who is enrolled in TennCare Medicaid; requires an individual or entity that provides an air ambulance membership agreement to an individual who subsequently enrolls in TennCare Medicaid to provide the enrollee with a pro-rated refund of consideration paid for the membership; adds other related prohibitions, requirements, and penalties. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 56 and Title 71."
description: "Consumer Protection - As enacted, prohibits an individual or entity from selling, offering for sale, or providing an air ambulance membership agreement to an individual who is enrolled in TennCare Medicaid; requires an individual or entity that provides an air ambulance membership agreement to an individual who subsequently enrolls in TennCare Medicaid to provide the enrollee with a pro-rated refund of consideration paid for the membership; adds other related prohibitions, requirements, and penalties. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 56 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 504"
citation: "Tennessee SB 504 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Consumer Protection"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Powers"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-25"
last_action: "2023-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2f90d52d-b684-4dca-a7ca-f700004f5012"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0504&GA=113"
source_hash: "9ff03cc8664d99a271b0d495d9aa6bdebde7aa50129e49eafb67e947dbcde0c6"
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 504 (113) — Consumer Protection - As enacted, prohibits an individual or entity from selling, offering for sale, or providing an air ambulance membership agreement to an individual who is enrolled in TennCare Medicaid; requires an individual or entity that provides an air ambulance membership agreement to an individual who subsequently enrolls in TennCare Medicaid to provide the enrollee with a pro-rated refund of consideration paid for the membership; adds other related prohibitions, requirements, and penalties. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 56 and Title 71.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0136** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0136.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0104** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0104.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0504.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/13/2023 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/7/2023 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/23/2023 Passed (1) — **86–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/13/2023 Passed — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Powers — 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** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/7/2023
- **2023-02-28** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/7/2023
- **2023-03-07** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-03-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/13/2023
- **2023-03-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-13** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-13** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0104)
- **2023-03-16** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-03-23** Passed H., Ayes 86, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-23** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0136) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-03-23** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-03-24** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-03-29** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-04** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-04** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-13** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-18** Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
- **2023-04-18** Pub. Ch. 148

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2f90d52d-b684-4dca-a7ca-f700004f5012`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).