---
type: "Bill"
title: "Commerce and Insurance, Dept. of - As enacted, directs the commissioner to use existing resources to study recent innovations by neighboring states to address substance use disorder through new health insurance coverage and reimbursement methods, strategies, or models; requires the commissioner to compile the findings and any recommendations from the study into a report for transmission to the general assembly no later than December 31, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 33; Title 56 and Title 71."
description: "Commerce and Insurance, Dept. of - As enacted, directs the commissioner to use existing resources to study recent innovations by neighboring states to address substance use disorder through new health insurance coverage and reimbursement methods, strategies, or models; requires the commissioner to compile the findings and any recommendations from the study into a report for transmission to the general assembly no later than December 31, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 33; Title 56 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1803"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1803 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Commerce and Insurance", "Dept. of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jackson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-20"
last_action: "2026-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4992cc8c-2f2f-4630-8167-e891acb4022b"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1803&ga=114"
source_hash: "4b16be7a144491383771327e3c4e62e743d5955e8eda65a98a4024fdbc7f9577"
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 1803 (114) — Commerce and Insurance, Dept. of - As enacted, directs the commissioner to use existing resources to study recent innovations by neighboring states to address substance use disorder through new health insurance coverage and reimbursement methods, strategies, or models; requires the commissioner to compile the findings and any recommendations from the study into a report for transmission to the general assembly no later than December 31, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 33; Title 56 and Title 71.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0825** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0825.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0587** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0587.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1803.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/9/2026 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/3/2026 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/8/2026 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jackson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-20** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-21** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-01-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2026
- **2026-03-03** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-03-06** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026
- **2026-03-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-09** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0587)
- **2026-03-12** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-08** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-08** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-08** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0825) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-08** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-09** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-14** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-23** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-28** Effective date(s) 04/23/2026
- **2026-04-28** Pub. Ch. 792

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4992cc8c-2f2f-4630-8167-e891acb4022b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).