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

SB 589: Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, expands the definition of a health benefit plan; requires a health benefit plan that amends, renews, or delivers a policy of coverage on or after January 1, 2026, and that provides coverage for prescription contraceptives, to provide coverage for a 12-month refill of contraceptives obtained at one time by an insured person. - Amends TCA 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

SB 589 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, expands the definition of a health benefit plan; requires a health benefit plan that amends, renews, or delivers a policy of coverage on or after January 1, 2026, and that provides coverage for prescription contraceptives, to provide coverage for a 12-month refill of contraceptives obtained at one time by an insured person. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 71. Primary sponsor: Raumesh Akbari (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 595.

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): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Raumesh AkbariPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate29

“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. 595
  2. Companion House Bill substituted
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/19/2026
  5. Sponsor(s) Added.
  6. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
  7. Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/10/2026
  8. Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/10/2026
  9. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
  10. Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/25/2025
  11. Sponsor(s) Added.
  12. Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/25/2025

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

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