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Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 1240: Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As introduced, requires an insurance company that is admitted to do business in this state and insures the tangible personal property of a policyholder who resides in this state to provide a discount to the policyholder through the policyholder's homeowners or renters insurance policy if the policyholder secures the policyholder's firearms in a firearm safe or uses a firearm safety device for the firearms and requests to receive the annual discount. - Amends TCA Title 56.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1240 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As introduced, requires an insurance company that is admitted to do business in this state and insures the tangible personal property of a policyholder who resides in this state to provide a discount to the policyholder through the policyholder's homeowners or renters insurance policy if the policyholder secures the policyholder's firearms in a firearm safe or uses a firearm safety device for the firearms and requests to receive the annual discount. - Amends TCA Title 56. Primary sponsor: Esther Helton-Haynes (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 19, 2025): Taken off notice for cal in s/c Insurance Subcommittee of Insurance Committee.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Esther Helton-HaynesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse30

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Insurance Subcommittee of Insurance Committee
  2. Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. Meeting Canceled
  5. Sponsor(s) Added.
  6. P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee
  7. Assigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee
  8. Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 2/19/2025
  9. Sponsor(s) Added.
  10. Intro., P1C.
  11. Filed for introduction

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source