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

SB 865: Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, generally requires a group policy in this state that provides hospital, surgical, or major medical expense insurance on an expense incurred basis to an employee or member to extend such policy coverage for a period of time when the employee or member has been terminated if certain criteria are met. - Amends TCA Title 56.

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 865 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, generally requires a group policy in this state that provides hospital, surgical, or major medical expense insurance on an expense incurred basis to an employee or member to extend such policy coverage for a period of time when the employee or member has been terminated if certain criteria are met. - Amends TCA Title 56. Primary sponsor: Stevens. Most recent recorded action (May 18, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 931.

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
StevensPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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. 931
  2. Companion House Bill substituted
  3. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
  4. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2026
  5. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
  6. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026
  7. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
  8. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
  9. Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/7/2026
  10. Action deferred in Senate Commerce & Labor Committee to 3/17/2026
  11. Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/10/2026
  12. Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/10/2026

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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