Tennessee House · Mar 24, 2026
HOUSE INSURANCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee 3/24/2026 Passed
Result: pass
HB 1956: 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.
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
Totals
| Yea | Nay | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 4 | 0 |
| Republican | 13 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 0 |
Party rows count only voters matched to a legislator.
All voters
| Legislator | Position |
|---|---|
| Scott Cepicky(Republican) | Yea |
| Bob Freeman(Democratic) | Yea |
| Yusuf Hakeem(Democratic) | Yea |
| Michael Hale(Republican) | Yea |
| Esther Helton-Haynes(Republican) | Yea |
| Timothy Hill(Republican) | Yea |
| Renea Jones(Republican) | Yea |
| Doc Kumar(Republican) | Yea |
| Justin Lafferty(Republican) | Yea |
| Harold Love(Democratic) | Yea |
| Debra Moody(Republican) | Yea |
| Antonio Parkinson(Democratic) | Yea |
| Kevin Raper(Republican) | Yea |
| Rick Scarbrough(Republican) | Yea |
| William Slater(Republican) | Yea |
| Mike Sparks(Republican) | Yea |
| Bryan Terry(Republican) | Yea |