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

HB 494: 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.

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 494 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Charlie Baum (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 8, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 131.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Charlie BaumPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse37

“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. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 131
  2. Sponsor(s) Added.
  3. Comp. SB subst.
  4. Sponsor(s) Added.
  5. Reset on next avail. cal.
  6. H. Placed on Regular Calendar 3/20/2025
  7. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/17/2025
  8. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/13/2025
  9. Sponsor(s) Added.
  10. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
  11. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee
  12. Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/5/2025

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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