Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, enacts the "Stopping Health Insurers from Excluding Legal Decisions (SHIELD) Act." - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56 and Title 71. Companion bill has been assigned Public Chapter Nu
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Reached a final decision
Became law
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Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 56 and Title 71, relative to healthcare provider reimbursement.” Read the full text
114th general assembly (2025-2026)
What it does
Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, enacts the "Stopping Health Insurers from Excluding Legal Decisions (SHIELD) Act." - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56 and Title 71. Companion bill has been assigned Public Chapter Number 797 by the Secretary of State.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
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Filed for introduction · Jan 22, 2026
Senate
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · Feb 2, 2026
Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee · Feb 5, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2026 · Feb 24, 2026
Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 · Mar 3, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/12/2026 · Mar 10, 2026
Senate
Senate Reset on calendar for 3/26/2026 · Mar 12, 2026
Senate
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 12, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/26/2026 · Mar 24, 2026
Senate
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 25, 2026
Senate
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0579) · Mar 26, 2026
Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0 · Mar 26, 2026
Senate
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 26, 2026
Senate
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House · Mar 26, 2026
Senate
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. · Mar 30, 2026
House
Subst. for comp. HB. · Mar 30, 2026
House
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0831) · Mar 30, 2026
House
H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0832) · Mar 30, 2026
House
Passed H., as am., Ayes 80, Nays 12, PNV 0 · Mar 30, 2026
House
Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/2/2026 · Mar 31, 2026
Senate
Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0832) · Apr 2, 2026
Senate
Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 2, 2026
Senate
Enrolled and ready for signatures · Apr 6, 2026
Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker · Apr 6, 2026
Senate
Signed by H. Speaker · Apr 9, 2026
House
Transmitted to Governor for action. · Apr 10, 2026
Senate
Signed by Governor. · Apr 21, 2026
Senate
Pub. Ch. 797 · May 1, 2026
House
Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 · May 1, 2026
House
Filed for introduction · Feb 2, 2026
House
Intro., P1C. · Feb 4, 2026
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Feb 4, 2026
House
Sponsor change. · Feb 4, 2026
House
Sponsor(s) withdrawn. · Feb 4, 2026
House
P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee · Feb 5, 2026
House
Assigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee · Feb 5, 2026
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Feb 9, 2026
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Feb 17, 2026
House
Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 3/4/2026 · Feb 25, 2026
House
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee · Mar 4, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/10/2026 · Mar 4, 2026
House
Action def. in Insurance Committee to 3/17/2026 · Mar 10, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/17/2026 · Mar 11, 2026
House
Action def. in Insurance Committee to 3/24/2026 · Mar 17, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/24/2026 · Mar 18, 2026
House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · Mar 24, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026 · Mar 25, 2026
House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026 · Mar 26, 2026
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 30, 2026
House
Comp. SB subst. · Mar 30, 2026
House
The numbers
9
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules CommitteeHouse · 2026-03-24 · Passed · Ayes 15, Noes 1
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Insurance CommitteeHouse · 2026-03-04 · Passed · Ayes 6, Noes 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Tennessee legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Comp. SB subst. (Mar 30, 2026).