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SB2554 • 2026

TennCare

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 33; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to insurance.

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Sponsor
Reeves, Rudder
Last action
2026-04-07
Official status
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on which sections of Tennessee law are updated, only that it amends Titles related to insurance.

TennCare Actuarial Study Reporting

This bill allows the comptroller of the treasury to send TennCare's annual actuarial study and related comments electronically to designated legislative committees.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes Tennessee law to allow electronic submission of the annual actuarial study for TennCare.
  • Requires that oral and written comments on the study be submitted in an electronic format as well.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The comptroller of the treasury
  • Designated legislative committees

Terms To Know

TennCare
A state health insurance program for low-income and disabled people in Tennessee.
Actuarial study
An analysis that predicts future financial outcomes based on current data, often used by insurance companies to set rates.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify which committees receive the electronic reports.
  • It is unclear how this change will affect the process of reviewing and acting upon the actuarial study.

Amendments

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

Amendment 1-0 to HB2162

Plain English: The amendment adds new sections to Tennessee Code Annotated that require health insurance entities to submit quarterly reports on various performance metrics and prohibit certain payment practices involving non-contracted healthcare providers.

  • Health insurance companies must now report detailed data about their operations, including call center response times, claim denials, and appeal resolution times, every quarter.
  • The Department of Commerce and Insurance will create rules to define what information needs to be reported and how it should be submitted.
  • Insurance companies are prohibited from reducing payments to healthcare providers just because a patient chose a non-contracted provider.
  • Some parts of the amendment may require further clarification or additional details not provided in this text.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

  2. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Reset on Final cal. of Calendar & Rules Committee

  3. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  4. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026

  5. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  6. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  7. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  8. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  9. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  10. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  11. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  12. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  13. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Insurance Subcommittee to 3/11/2026

  14. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  15. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

  16. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee

  17. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Insurance Committee

  18. 2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  19. 2026-02-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  20. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  21. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  22. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  23. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  24. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  25. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

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Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 2162
By Rudder

SENATE BILL 2554
By Reeves
SB2554
012137
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 33; 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 71-5-188(a), is amended by adding
the following to the end of the subsection:
The final study, and the oral and written comments, may be reported to the committees
in electronic format.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.