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

Tennessee 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.

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed Senate
4. Passed House
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Watson (Republican)

Summary

Text versions

• Current Version

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.

Actions

• May 26, 2026 · House
  Comp. became Pub. Ch. 995
• Apr 20, 2026 · House
  Companion House Bill substituted
• Apr 20, 2026 · House
  Sponsor(s) Added.
• Apr 17, 2026 · House
  Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026
• Apr 17, 2026 · House
  Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026
• Apr 17, 2026 · House
  Sponsor(s) Added.
• Apr 7, 2026 · House
  Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
• Apr 1, 2026 · House
  Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/7/2026
• Mar 10, 2026 · House
  Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/17/2026
• Mar 4, 2026 · House
  Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/10/2026
• Mar 3, 2026 · House
  Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/10/2026
• 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