TN SB0677 | 2023-2024 | 113th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Passed on April 3 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-03 - Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Passed on April 3 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-03 - Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
As enacted, prohibits a dental benefit plan from containing restrictions on methods of payment from the dental benefit plan or its vendors to the dentist in which the only acceptable payment method is a credit card payment; makes other changes to dental benefit plans. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to dental benefits.
Sponsors
| Sen. Shane Reeves [R] | Sen. Ken Yager [R] | Sen. Art Swann [R] | Sen. Raumesh Akbari [D] |
| Sen. Frank Niceley [R] | Sen. Page Walley [R] |
Roll Calls
2024-03-07 - House - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 93 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-26 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-20 - Senate - SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-26 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-20 - Senate - SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-03 | Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 | |
| 2024-04-03 | Pub. Ch. 589 | |
| 2024-03-25 | Senate | Signed by Governor. |
| 2024-03-13 | Senate | Transmitted to Governor for action. |
| 2024-03-12 | House | Signed by H. Speaker |
| 2024-03-11 | Senate | Signed by Senate Speaker |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Enrolled and ready for signatures |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0549) |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Subst. for comp. HB. |
| 2024-02-29 | House | Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. |
| 2024-02-27 | Senate | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2024-02-26 | Senate | Engrossed; ready for transmission to House |
| 2024-02-26 | Senate | Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 |
| 2024-02-26 | Senate | Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0550) |
| 2024-02-23 | Senate | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2024-02-23 | Senate | Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/26/2024 |
| 2024-02-20 | Senate | Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 |
| 2024-02-20 | Senate | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2024-02-16 | Senate | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2024-02-13 | Senate | Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/20/2024 |
| 2023-03-20 | Senate | Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee |
| 2023-03-14 | Senate | Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/20/2023 |
| 2023-03-14 | Senate | Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/21/2023 |
| 2023-03-07 | Senate | Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/14/2023 |
| 2023-02-02 | Senate | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee |
| 2023-01-30 | Senate | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration |
| 2023-01-26 | Senate | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
HB0949 (Crossfiled) 2024-04-03 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 589
