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HB0705 • 2026

Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 56, relative to insurance.

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Sponsor
Gant, Stevens
Last action
2026-04-14
Official status
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide information on the impact on agents and brokers or how this change will affect other parts of Tennessee's insurance laws.

Changing Insurance Company Reporting Dates

This bill changes when insurance companies must send their yearly reports to the state from June 1st to July 1st.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the deadline for insurance companies and groups to submit their annual disclosure report to the commissioner of commerce and insurance.
  • Moves the submission date from June 1st to July 1st.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Insurance companies in Tennessee

Terms To Know

Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure Act
A law that requires insurance companies to provide yearly reports about their operations.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if a company misses the new July 1st deadline.
  • It is unclear how this change will affect other parts of Tennessee's insurance laws.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Amendment 1-0 to HB0705

Plain English: House Insurance 1 Amendment No.

  • House Insurance 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to HB0705 Kumar Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 865 House Bill No.
  • 705* HA0828 014074 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.
Amendment 2-0 to HB0705

Plain English: House Insurance 2 Amendment No.

  • House Insurance 2 Amendment No.
  • 2 to HB0705 Kumar Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 865 House Bill No.
  • 705* HA0829 015411 - 1 - by deleting SECTION 2 and substituting: SECTION 2.
Amendment 1-0 to SB0865

Plain English: Senate Commerce and Labor 1 Amendment No.

  • Senate Commerce and Labor 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to SB0865 Bailey Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 865 House Bill No.
  • 705* SA1009 014074 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.
Amendment 2-0 to SB0865

Plain English: Senate Commerce and Labor 2 Amendment No.

  • Senate Commerce and Labor 2 Amendment No.
  • 2 to SB0865 Bailey Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 865 House Bill No.
  • 705* SA1010 015411 - 1 - by deleting SECTION 2 and substituting: SECTION 2.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026

  2. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026

  3. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  4. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  5. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2026

  6. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/14/2026

  7. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  8. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/7/2026

  9. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  10. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/7/2026

  11. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026

  12. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  13. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  14. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  15. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/24/2026

  16. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Insurance Committee to 3/24/2026

  17. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/17/2026

  18. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee

  19. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Commerce & Labor Committee to 3/17/2026

  20. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  21. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/10/2026

  22. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/10/2026

  23. 2026-02-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee

  24. 2026-02-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Insurance Committee

  25. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  26. 2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2026

  27. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

  28. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  29. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  30. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  31. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  32. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

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Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 865
By Stevens

HOUSE BILL 705
By Gant

HB0705
002579
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 56,
relative to insurance.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 56-2-904(a), is amended by deleting
the language "no later than June 1" wherever it appears and substituting "no later than July 1".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.