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type: "Bill"
title: "Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, enacts the \"Voluntary Portable Benefit Plan Act\"; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 50 and Title 65, Chapter 15, Part 3."
description: "Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, enacts the \"Voluntary Portable Benefit Plan Act\"; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 50 and Title 65, Chapter 15, Part 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1377"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1377 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Accident", "Health", "Insurance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Watson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-06"
last_action: "2025-04-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3dfdcf87-0e8c-4702-9889-fcd9f11024b8"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1377&ga=114"
source_hash: "81e245acba324e17a10115e5eb107b2b58f50469c46b5a4829bff24d7a0a7280"
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 1377 (114) — Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, enacts the "Voluntary Portable Benefit Plan Act"; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 50 and Title 65, Chapter 15, Part 3.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0054** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0054.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0084** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0084.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1377.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/20/2025 Passed (1) — **8213** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/20/2025 Passed (1) — **273** (pass) · upper
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/11/2025 Passed (2) — **81** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Watson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-06** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-02-25** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/4/2025
- **2025-02-25** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/4/2025
- **2025-03-04** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/11/2025
- **2025-03-05** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/11/2025
- **2025-03-11** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-11** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2025-03-18** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/20/2025
- **2025-03-20** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-03-20** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-20** Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 13, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-20** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0054) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-03-20** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-03-20** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-03-20** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 3, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2025-03-20** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0084)
- **2025-03-24** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-24** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-25** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-03** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-08** Effective date(s) 04/03/2025
- **2025-04-08** Pub. Ch. 131
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3dfdcf87-0e8c-4702-9889-fcd9f11024b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).