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HB1079 • 2026

Commerce and Insurance, Dept. of

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to insurance.

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Sponsor
Kumar, Bailey
Last action
2025-02-10
Official status
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about other similar requirements or studies that might still be ongoing.

Removing an Old Study Requirement for Insurance Laws

This bill removes a requirement from Tennessee's laws that needed the state insurance commissioner to study and report on any barriers in the state’s insurance laws that might stop companies from offering policies to people who have used justified force, including deadly force, to protect themselves or their property.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes an old rule that required the state's insurance commissioner to look into whether Tennessee's insurance laws make it hard for insurance companies to offer coverage to individuals who have used justified force, including deadly force, to defend themselves or their property.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The state’s insurance commissioner
  • Insurance companies in Tennessee

Terms To Know

Tennessee Code Annotated
A collection of laws for the state of Tennessee organized by subject.
Insurance Commissioner
The person responsible for overseeing and regulating insurance companies in a state.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This bill only removes the requirement to conduct this specific study; it does not change any existing insurance laws or policies.
  • It is not clear if there are other similar requirements or studies that might still be ongoing.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  2. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  3. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  4. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  5. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  6. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 999
By Bailey

HOUSE BILL 1079
By Kumar

HB1079
003129
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8;
Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to
insurance.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 56-1-108, is amended by deleting the
section.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.