# Tennessee HB 0296: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to speech therapy. Tennessee HB 0296, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to speech therapy., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2025-05-15 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 416) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0296-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 0296 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to speech therapy. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-21 - Last action: 2025-05-15, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 416 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 8 - Subjects: Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (60 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Aftyn Behn (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: John Ray Clemmons (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Rick Eldridge (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bob Freeman (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Michael Hale (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Esther Helton-Haynes (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kelly Keisling (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bryan Terry (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-21 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2025-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2025-03-19 | House | HOUSE INSURANCE COMMITTEE | pass | 17 | 0 | | | 2025-03-12 | House | INSURANCE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 5 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 2025-05-15: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 416 - 2025-04-21: Comp. SB subst. (House) - 2025-04-21: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-04-17: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025 (House) - 2025-04-17: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025 (House) - 2025-04-17: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-17: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2025-04-16: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025 (House) - 2025-04-09: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025 (House) - 2025-04-02: Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to TACIR Calendar (House) - 2025-03-26: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025 (House) - 2025-03-26: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-20: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-03-19: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2025-03-17: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-03-12: Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/19/2025 (House) - 2025-03-12: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee (House) - 2025-03-05: Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 3/12/2025 (House) - 2025-03-05: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-02-03: Assigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-03: P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee (House) - 2025-01-27: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-01-21: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0416.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0231.pdf) - HA0143: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0143.pdf) - HA0144: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0144.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0296.pdf) - SA0134: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0134.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed) - SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed) - SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (signed) - SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapte… (failed) - SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 204 of the Private Acts of 1990; and an… (failed) - SB 2725: AN ACT to amend Chapter 48 of the Private Acts of 1919; as amended and rewritten by Chapter 15 of the Private Acts of 2013; Chapter 25 of the Private Acts of 2… (failed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0416.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0231.pdf) - [HA0143 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0143.pdf) - [HA0144 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0144.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0296.pdf) - [SA0134 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0134.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026) - [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026) - [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026) - [SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2716-2025-2026) - [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026) - [SB 2725: AN ACT to amend Chapter 48 of the Private Acts of 1919; as amended and rewritte…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2725-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0296-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).