---
type: "Bill"
title: "Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, enacts the \"Stopping Health Insurers from Excluding Legal Decisions (SHIELD) Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56 and Title 71."
description: "Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, enacts the \"Stopping Health Insurers from Excluding Legal Decisions (SHIELD) Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2070"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2070 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Accident", "Health", "Insurance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Watson"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 29
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-01-22"
last_action: "2026-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab7b30ce-dbba-4951-84c7-2fc51d05e115"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2070&ga=114"
source_hash: "543f60c8461cd11903d5e9d9c7fdbfbd4645d8b2102da8dcba14773635cebac3"
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 2070 (114) — Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, enacts the "Stopping Health Insurers from Excluding Legal Decisions (SHIELD) Act." - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56 and Title 71.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0831** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0831.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0832** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0832.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0579** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0579.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2070.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/2/2026 Passed — **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 1 3/3/2026 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/26/2026 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) — **80–12** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Watson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-22** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-05** 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 1
- **2026-03-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/12/2026
- **2026-03-12** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-12** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/26/2026
- **2026-03-24** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/26/2026
- **2026-03-25** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-26** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-26** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0579)
- **2026-03-30** Passed H., as am., Ayes 80, Nays 12, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-30** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0832) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-30** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0831) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-03-30** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-03-30** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-03-31** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/2/2026
- **2026-04-02** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-02** Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0832) `passage`
- **2026-04-06** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-06** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-09** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-10** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-01** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- **2026-05-01** Pub. Ch. 797

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ab7b30ce-dbba-4951-84c7-2fc51d05e115`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).