TennesseeInsurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, expands the prohibition, from stage 4 advanced metastatic cancer or metastatic blood cancer to any cancer, against a health benefit plan that provides coverage for cancer requiring the use of a step therapy protocol before the health benefit plan provides coverage for an approved prescription drug to an enrollee who has received a diagnosis of cancer. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
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- Passed House
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History
- 2026
- May 26Comp. became Pub. Ch. 995Latest
- Apr 20Companion House Bill substitutedMajor
- Apr 20Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
- Apr 17Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026
- Apr 17Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026
- Apr 17Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
- Apr 7Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- Vote recorded SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/7/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 1Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/7/2026
- Mar 10Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/17/2026
- Mar 4Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/10/2026
- Mar 3Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/10/2026
- Feb 24Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2026
- Feb 5Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor CommitteeMinor
- Feb 2Introduced, Passed on First ConsiderationMinor
- Jan 22Filed for introductionIntroduced