Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee SB 2070
Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, enacts the "Stopping Health Insurers from Excluding Legal Decisions (SHIELD) Act." - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56 and Title 71.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Watson (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 1, 2026): Pub. Ch. 797
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2026 Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/2/2026 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 30, 2026 House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 26, 2026 Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/26/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 3, 2026 Senate | SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 3/3/2026 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- May 1, 2026 · House
Pub. Ch. 797 - May 1, 2026 · House
Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Apr 21, 2026 · House
Signed by Governor. - Apr 10, 2026 · House
Transmitted to Governor for action. - Apr 9, 2026 · House
Signed by H. Speaker - Apr 6, 2026 · House
Enrolled and ready for signatures - Apr 6, 2026 · Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker - Apr 2, 2026 · Senate
Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0832) - Apr 2, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/2/2026 - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Subst. for comp. HB. - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0831) - Mar 30, 2026 · House
H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0832) - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Passed H., as am., Ayes 80, Nays 12, PNV 0 - Mar 26, 2026 · House
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0579) - Mar 26, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0 - Mar 26, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Mar 26, 2026 · House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Mar 24, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/26/2026 - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Senate Reset on calendar for 3/26/2026 - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/12/2026 - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2026 - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Filed for introduction