# Tennessee HB 0705: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 56, relative to insurance.

Tennessee HB 0705, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 56, relative to insurance., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-18 (Effective date(s) 05/07/2026, 07/01/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 0705
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 56, relative to insurance.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-03
- Last action: 2026-05-18, Effective date(s) 05/07/2026, 07/01/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (174 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Workers can keep coverage at full cost: mixed, medium. Employees and members can keep qualifying group health insurance through the month coverage ends and the next three months. You must have been continuously covered for at least three months immediately before coverage ends. Time under a replaced group policy with similar benefits counts. You must p…
- Clearer insurance charges for glasses buyers: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee extends its portable-electronics insurance rules and enforcement to optical products. These include smart glasses, non-electronic eyewear, prescription and nonprescription eyeglasses, and sunglasses. The rules cover purchases, leases, and related service transactio…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Fred Atchley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Pat Marsh (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2026 | pass | 29 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 | pass | 87 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-16 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-14 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 27 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-01 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-24 | House | HOUSE INSURANCE COMMITTEE | pass | 16 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | House | INSURANCE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- HA0828 (Substitute), 2026-04-21: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0828.pdf)
- HA0829, 2026-04-21: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0829.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0931.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0705.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0705.pdf)
- SA1009: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1009.pdf)
- SA1010: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1010.pdf)

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- 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)
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- 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)

## Sources
- [HA0828 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0828.pdf)
- [HA0829 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0829.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0931.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0705.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0705.pdf)
- [SA1009 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1009.pdf)
- [SA1010 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1010.pdf)

## Related
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- [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 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 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0705-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).