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type: "Bill"
title: "Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, makes changes to the law regarding assignment of benefits to a healthcare provider; removes provisions of law relative to the collection of out-of-network charges by healthcare facilities. - Amends TCA Section 56-7-120 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2."
description: "Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, makes changes to the law regarding assignment of benefits to a healthcare provider; removes provisions of law relative to the collection of out-of-network charges by healthcare facilities. - Amends TCA Section 56-7-120 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 266"
citation: "Tennessee SB 266 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agents", "Brokers", "Insurance Companies", "Policies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-19"
last_action: "2023-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bc9c1aae-ae96-4c44-9423-0577f123650b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0266&GA=113"
source_hash: "5a15afb551078a9157201f94de9990e8111d994fd43866d16eca19c6ab9263a0"
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 266 (113) — Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, makes changes to the law regarding assignment of benefits to a healthcare provider; removes provisions of law relative to the collection of out-of-network charges by healthcare facilities. - Amends TCA Section 56-7-120 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0015** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0015.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0034** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0034.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0266.pdf)
## Votes
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/14/2023 Passed — **60** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/23/2023 Passed (1) — **330** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/27/2023 Passed (1) — **930** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Johnson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-19** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-20** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-21** 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** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-02-21** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/23/2023
- **2023-02-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-02-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-23** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-02-23** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0034)
- **2023-02-27** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-02-27** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0015) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-02-27** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-02-27** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-02-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-03-01** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-02** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-06** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-14** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-23** Effective date(s) 03/14/2023
- **2023-03-23** Pub. Ch. 42
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bc9c1aae-ae96-4c44-9423-0577f123650b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).