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

SB 1376: Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, prohibits an out-of-network ambulance service provider from balance billing an enrollee in a health benefit plan for emergency ambulance services; establishes allowable billable costs for such services. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7 and Title 68, Chapter 140.

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

SB 1376 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, prohibits an out-of-network ambulance service provider from balance billing an enrollee in a health benefit plan for emergency ambulance services; establishes allowable billable costs for such services. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7 and Title 68, Chapter 140. Primary sponsor: Bo Watson (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 7, 2026): Failed in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee.

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
Bo WatsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11

“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. Failed in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
  2. Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/7/2026
  3. Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/17/2026
  4. Sponsor(s) Added.
  5. Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/10/2026
  6. Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/10/2026
  7. Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2026
  8. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
  9. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
  10. Filed for introduction

Sources

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