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type: "Bill"
title: "Disabled Persons - As enacted, prohibits certain healthcare providers and entities from discriminating against qualified persons for receipt of transplantations or anatomical gifts based solely on disability; prohibits insurers that offer plans covering transplantations from denying coverage solely on disability. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 33; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71."
description: "Disabled Persons - As enacted, prohibits certain healthcare providers and entities from discriminating against qualified persons for receipt of transplantations or anatomical gifts based solely on disability; prohibits insurers that offer plans covering transplantations from denying coverage solely on disability. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 33; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 488"
citation: "Tennessee SB 488 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Disabled Persons"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Cochran"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 41
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2021-02-08"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e1555bdd-c1ef-48ad-af3d-eacddfea84ba"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0488&GA=112"
source_hash: "aaae403e15ec07194e9d2e9bb455282de1496f50ac6575430dfa9ff527ae4535"
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 488 (112) — Disabled Persons - As enacted, prohibits certain healthcare providers and entities from discriminating against qualified persons for receipt of transplantations or anatomical gifts based solely on disability; prohibits insurers that offer plans covering transplantations from denying coverage solely on disability. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 33; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
## 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/112/Bill/SB0488.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee 4/6/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/7/2021 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE INSURANCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/20/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/26/2021 4/22/2021 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/26/2021 Passed (2) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/26/2021 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: 3/23/2021 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/31/2021 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Insurance Committee 4/14/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bell — primary (person)
- Cochran — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2021-02-23** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-24** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-25** P2C, ref. to Health Committee-- Insurance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/9/2021
- **2021-03-09** Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce & Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-16** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-23** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-25** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-30** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-31** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-03-31** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 4/6/2021
- **2021-04-05** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-06** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-04-07** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-08** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-04-14** Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 4/20/2021
- **2021-04-14** Rec. for pass; ref to Insurance Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-20** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/22/2021
- **2021-04-22** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-26** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-26** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-04-26** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-04-26** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-03** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-05-13** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18** Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
- **2021-05-18** Pub. Ch. 441
- **2021-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 441
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e1555bdd-c1ef-48ad-af3d-eacddfea84ba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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