republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/113/sb-2801.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, requires TennCare health benefit plans to provide coverage and reimbursement for mental health services and treatment to the same extent that the plans provide coverage and reimbursement for the treatment of alcoholism and drug dependence; makes related changes to insurance law relative to mental health and alcoholism or drug dependency. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 33; Title 56 and Title 71."
description: "Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, requires TennCare health benefit plans to provide coverage and reimbursement for mental health services and treatment to the same extent that the plans provide coverage and reimbursement for the treatment of alcoholism and drug dependence; makes related changes to insurance law relative to mental health and alcoholism or drug dependency. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 33; Title 56 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2801"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2801 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Accident", "Health", "Insurance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Massey"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 28
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-01"
last_action: "2024-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b54ce89e-2546-4448-884d-6015c5be76f8"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2801&GA=113"
source_hash: "f54596b0a30e122ce227f22498724bedf2ad064c74f47b3b6f41d8c2bf36c9ff"
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 2801 (113) — Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, requires TennCare health benefit plans to provide coverage and reimbursement for mental health services and treatment to the same extent that the plans provide coverage and reimbursement for the treatment of alcoholism and drug dependence; makes related changes to insurance law relative to mental health and alcoholism or drug dependency. - 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 HA0739** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0739.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0740** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0740.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0708** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0708.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA1014** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA1014.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2801.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/16/2024 Passed (2) — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2024 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/12/2024 Passed (3) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/18/2024 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Massey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-08** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-12** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2024-04-11** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2024
- **2024-04-11** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2024
- **2024-04-16** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/18/2024
- **2024-04-16** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2024-04-16** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/16/2024
- **2024-04-17** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-18** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-04-18** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-18** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0708)
- **2024-04-18** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA1014)
- **2024-04-19** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-22** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-22** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0739) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-22** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0740) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-22** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-24** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-25** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-13** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-05-13** Pub. Ch. 949

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b54ce89e-2546-4448-884d-6015c5be76f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).