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

SB 2081: Insurance 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.

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 2081 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 22, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Insurance 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. Primary sponsor: Bo Watson (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 26, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 995.

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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. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 995
  2. Companion House Bill substituted
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026
  5. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026
  6. Sponsor(s) Added.
  7. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
  8. Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/7/2026
  9. Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/17/2026
  10. Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/10/2026
  11. Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/10/2026
  12. Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2026

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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