# Tennessee HB 1956: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to step therapy. Tennessee HB 1956, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to step therapy., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Effective date(s) 01/01/2027); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1956-2025-2026 - 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 1956 - 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 step therapy. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-22 - Last action: 2026-05-26, Effective date(s) 01/01/2027 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 58 - Subjects: Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (153 yes, 4 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Broader drug protections for cancer patients: benefit, high. Beginning January 1, 2027, these protections apply to policies or agreements entered into, renewed, or amended on or after that date. Plans covering cancer and associated conditions cannot require patients diagnosed with cancer to try other treatments before covering approved prescription drugs. Th… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Clark Boyd (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rush Bricken (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Karen D. Camper (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Kip Capley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michele Carringer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jesse Chism (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: John Ray Clemmons (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Mark Cochran (Republican), House - Cosponsor: John Crawford (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tandy Darby (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Vincent Dixie (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Clay Doggett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jeremy Faison (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Farmer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bob Freeman (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Ron M. Gant (Republican), House - Cosponsor: John Gillespie (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ronnie Glynn (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Rusty Grills (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Yusuf Hakeem (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Michael Hale (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Torrey C. Harris (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: David B. Hawk (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Esther Helton-Haynes (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Caleb Hemmer (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Gary Hicks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tim Hicks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dan Howell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Renea Jones (Republican), House - Cosponsor: William Lamberth (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mary Littleton (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Harold Love, Jr. (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Susan M. Lynn (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Aron Maberry (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Pat Marsh (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brock Martin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bo Mitchell (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Debra Moody (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jerome Moon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Antonio Parkinson (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Justin J. Pearson (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Jason Powell (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Powers - Cosponsor: Kevin D. Raper (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Iris Rudder (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lowell Russell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rick Scarbrough (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Paul Sherrell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: William Slater (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bryan Terry (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Travis - Cosponsor: Greg Vital (Republican), House - Cosponsor: White - Cosponsor: Ryan Williams (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dave Wright (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jason Zachary (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-20 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/20/2026 | pass | 30 | 3 | | | 2026-04-06 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 | pass | 90 | 1 | | | 2026-04-02 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-30 | House | HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2026-03-24 | House | HOUSE INSURANCE COMMITTEE | pass | 17 | 0 | | | 2026-03-11 | House | INSURANCE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 5 | 0 | | ## Actions (32) - 2026-05-26: Effective date(s) 01/01/2027 - 2026-05-26: Pub. Ch. 995 - 2026-05-19: Signed by Governor. - 2026-05-07: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-05-05: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-23: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-20: Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 3 (Senate) - 2026-04-20: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-04-06: Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 1, PNV 4 (House) - 2026-04-06: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-02: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026 (House) - 2026-04-01: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026 (House) - 2026-03-30: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/30/2026 (House) - 2026-03-24: Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee (House) - 2026-03-23: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/24/2026 (House) - 2026-03-17: Action def. in Insurance Committee to 3/24/2026 (House) - 2026-03-16: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-11: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/17/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Action Def. in s/c Insurance Subcommittee to 3/11/2026 (House) - 2026-02-25: Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 3/4/2026 (House) - 2026-02-04: Assigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-04: P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee - Government Operations for Review (House) - 2026-02-02: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-01-22: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0995.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2081.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1956.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1967: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to leaving the scene of an accident. (failed) - HB 1906: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 34, Part 6, relative to creditable service for a period of disability. (failed) - HB 1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13, relative to zoning outside of municipal boundaries. (failed) - HB 1710: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapter 58, relative to public benefits. 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(failed) - HB 1681: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to infrastructure development distric… (failed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0995.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2081.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1956.pdf) ## Related - [HB 1967: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1967-2025-2026) - [HB 1906: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 34, Part 6, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1906-2025-2026) - [HB 1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1720-2025-2026) - [HB 1710: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapt…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1710-2025-2026) - [HB 1690: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1690-2025-2026) - [HB 1681: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13;…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1681-2025-2026) - [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-HB1956-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).