---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Employees - As enacted, authorizes the state and local governments to provide health insurance benefits to the immediate family members of first responders killed in the line of duty for a period of two years after the death of the first responder; requires the state to reimburse local governments that provide such benefits. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 27."
description: "Public Employees - As enacted, authorizes the state and local governments to provide health insurance benefits to the immediate family members of first responders killed in the line of duty for a period of two years after the death of the first responder; requires the state to reimburse local governments that provide such benefits. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 27."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 466"
citation: "Tennessee HB 466 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Employees"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Haile", "Lynn"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 66
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2017-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/86efc309-6c4a-48f1-a5e0-e694496ec14c"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0466&GA=110"
source_hash: "02600c103c306a424c7c613fda0ec05873d601049bed416fed07abb554459531"
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 HB 466 (110) — Public Employees - As enacted, authorizes the state and local governments to provide health insurance benefits to the immediate family members of first responders killed in the line of duty for a period of two years after the death of the first responder; requires the state to reimburse local governments that provide such benefits. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 27.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB0466.pdf)

## Votes

- STATE GOVERNMENT SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/29/2017 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 4/4/2017 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 5/8/2017 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/9/2017 Passed (1) — **85–0** (pass) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 5/8/2017 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/9/2017 5/8/2017 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/9/2017 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Haile — primary (person)
- Lynn — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-06** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2017-02-14** Assigned to s/c State Government Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08** Placed on s/c cal State Government Subcommittee for 3/15/2017
- **2017-03-15** Placed on s/c cal State Government Subcommittee for 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-15** Meeting Cancelled. Action Def. in s/c State Government Subcommittee to 3/22/17
- **2017-03-15** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/21/2017
- **2017-03-20** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-21** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/28/2017
- **2017-03-22** Placed on s/c cal State Government Subcommittee for 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-22** Action Def. in s/c State Government Subcommittee to 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-22** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/28/2017
- **2017-03-28** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-03-29** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 4/4/2017
- **2017-03-29** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-04** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-05** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/11/2017
- **2017-04-07** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-11** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/12/2017
- **2017-04-11** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/12/2017
- **2017-04-12** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/19/2017
- **2017-04-12** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-12** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee / Behind Budget
- **2017-04-19** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/26/2017
- **2017-04-19** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee to 4/26/2017
- **2017-04-26** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 5/2/2017
- **2017-04-26** Placed behind the budget
- **2017-05-01** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/2/2017
- **2017-05-02** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/3/2017
- **2017-05-03** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 5/8/2017
- **2017-05-03** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-05-03** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/3/2017
- **2017-05-04** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 calendar for 5/8/2017
- **2017-05-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-08** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/8/2017
- **2017-05-08** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-08** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 5/8/2017
- **2017-05-08** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-08** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 5/9/2017
- **2017-05-08** Senate Reset on calendar for 5-9-17
- **2017-05-09** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-09** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0215)
- **2017-05-09** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0190)
- **2017-05-09** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2017-05-09** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-05-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-05-09** Passed H., as am., Ayes 85, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-09** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0333) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-05-09** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0185) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-09** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/9/2017
- **2017-05-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-09** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2017-05-11** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2017-05-26** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-05-26** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-05-30** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-06-06** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-06-14** Pub. Ch. 476
- **2017-06-14** Effective date(s) 07/01/2017
- **2017-06-14** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 476

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/86efc309-6c4a-48f1-a5e0-e694496ec14c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).