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type: "Bill"
title: "Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, authorizes an insurer that offers a health benefit plan to deliver notices and documents related to health, vision, and dental coverage electronically to its insureds with consent. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 71."
description: "Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, authorizes an insurer that offers a health benefit plan to deliver notices and documents related to health, vision, and dental coverage electronically to its insureds with consent. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1297"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1297 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Accident", "Health", "Insurance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/889fbc33-b781-47f0-93ee-2db530e5ab1c"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1297&GA=113"
source_hash: "3fcf59d24d55152c7b0a58a02d87e69ed8b0290725666d086e2945b4e4ff3003"
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 1297 (113) — Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, authorizes an insurer that offers a health benefit plan to deliver notices and documents related to health, vision, and dental coverage electronically to its insureds with consent. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 71.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0045** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0045.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1297.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/27/2023 Passed (1) — **320** (pass) · upper
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/21/2023 Passed (2) — **90** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/6/2023 Passed (1) — **961** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur Amend# 1 by Bailey 3/13/2023 Passed — **320** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bailey — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-07** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/14/2023
- **2023-02-14** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/21/2023
- **2023-02-14** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 2/21/2023
- **2023-02-21** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-02-24** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/27/2023
- **2023-02-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-02-27** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-02** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-03-06** Passed H., as am., Ayes 96, Nays 1, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2023-03-06** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0045) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-06** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-03-10** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 3/13/2023
- **2023-03-13** Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0045) `passage`
- **2023-03-14** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-14** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-03-17** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-31** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-18** Effective date(s) 07/01/23
- **2023-04-18** Pub. Ch. 104
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/889fbc33-b781-47f0-93ee-2db530e5ab1c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).