TennesseeHB 1045114th General Assembly (2025-2026)HouseWALLET

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 56, relative to creditor claims to insurance proceeds.

Sponsored By: Sponsor information unavailable

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Family insurance payouts stay protected from creditors

Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee protects net life insurance and annuity payouts from all creditor claims, including seizure and garnishment. The policy or contract must benefit, or be assigned to, the insured person's spouse, children, or dependent relatives. Protection covers claims based on obligations created after January 1, 1932. It applies even when the insured person has the right to change the beneficiary. Using the protected money does not change its exempt status.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

There is no primary sponsor on record.

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 118 • No: 0

House vote • 3/24/2025

FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/24/2025

Yes: 96 • No: 0

House vote • 3/24/2025

HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE

Yes: 0 • No: 0

House vote • 3/12/2025

HOUSE INSURANCE COMMITTEE

Yes: 17 • No: 0

House vote • 3/5/2025

INSURANCE SUBCOMMITTEE

Yes: 5 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

    4/4/2025
  2. Pub. Ch. 150

    4/4/2025
  3. Signed by Governor.

    4/3/2025
  4. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

    3/27/2025House
  5. Signed by Senate Speaker

    3/26/2025Senate
  6. Signed by H. Speaker

    3/26/2025House
  7. Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

    3/25/2025House
  8. Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

    3/24/2025Senate
  9. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

    3/24/2025Senate
  10. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

    3/24/2025Senate
  11. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

    3/24/2025House
  12. Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0

    3/24/2025House
  13. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/24/2025

    3/20/2025House
  14. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025

    3/19/2025House
  15. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

    3/12/2025House
  16. Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/12/2025

    3/5/2025House
  17. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee

    3/5/2025House
  18. Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 3/5/2025

    2/26/2025House
  19. Assigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee

    2/11/2025House
  20. P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee

    2/10/2025House
  21. Intro., P1C.

    2/6/2025House
  22. Filed for introduction

    2/5/2025House

Bill Text

  • Enrolled / Public Chapter

  • Fiscal Note

  • Introduced

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