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type: "Bill"
title: "Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, requires hospitals and physicians to accept electronic insurance cards as valid proof of an insurance policy, plan, or contract. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 71."
description: "Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, requires hospitals and physicians to accept electronic insurance cards as valid proof of an insurance policy, plan, or contract. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 1877"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1877 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Accident", "Health", "Insurance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Freeman"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-01-22"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4b738b1-783e-4871-a1e4-e310b36bb62a"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1877&GA=113"
source_hash: "41df26e1870f83b7303da09d823d073367094db148e2675e71cbd637d9a0b031"
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 HB 1877 (113) — Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, requires hospitals and physicians to accept electronic insurance cards as valid proof of an insurance policy, plan, or contract. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 71.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0629** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0629.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0870** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0870.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1877.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/11/2024 Passed (1) — **980** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE INSURANCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/5/2024 — **00** (pass) · lower
- INSURANCE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee 2/27/2024 — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/8/2024 Passed (1) — **280** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/11/2024 3/7/2024 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- Freeman — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-22** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-24** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-01-25** P2C, ref. to Insurance Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-30** Assigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-14** Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 2/20/2024
- **2024-02-20** Action Def. in s/c Insurance Subcommittee to 2/27/2024
- **2024-02-21** Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 2/27/2024
- **2024-02-27** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-28** Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/5/2024
- **2024-03-05** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/7/2024
- **2024-03-07** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-07** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/11/2024
- **2024-03-11** Passed H., as am., Ayes 98, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-11** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-11** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0629) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-03-14** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-04-08** Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-08** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0870)
- **2024-04-08** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-04-10** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-04-11** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-23** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective date(s) 01/01/2026
- **2024-05-01** Pub. Ch. 789
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c4b738b1-783e-4871-a1e4-e310b36bb62a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).