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

HB 2619: Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As introduced, establishes the Tennessee commission of insurance review; prohibits a health insurance entity from offering or maintaining a health benefit plan that uses downcoding in a manner that prevents the provider from collecting the fee for actual services performed either from the health benefit plan or the patient; makes other changes related to health insurance and health insurers. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 56 and Title 71.

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 2619 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 3, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As introduced, establishes the Tennessee commission of insurance review; prohibits a health insurance entity from offering or maintaining a health benefit plan that uses downcoding in a manner that prevents the provider from collecting the fee for actual services performed either from the health benefit plan or the patient; makes other changes related to health insurance and health insurers. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 56 and Title 71. Primary sponsor: Dan Howell (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 15, 2026): Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dan HowellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse22

“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 Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  2. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. Placed behind the budget
  5. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026
  6. Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  7. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  8. Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/23/2026
  9. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee
  10. Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/17/2026
  11. Action def. in Insurance Committee to 3/17/2026
  12. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee

Showing 12 most recent of 23 actions. Full history

Sources

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