# Tennessee HB 2536: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-27-201; Section 8-27-301 and Section 8-27-701, relative to membership of group insurance committees.

Tennessee HB 2536, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-27-201; Section 8-27-301 and Section 8-27-701, relative to membership of group insurance committees., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-24 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 2536
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-27-201; Section 8-27-301 and Section 8-27-701, relative to membership of group insurance committees.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-03
- Last action: 2026-04-24, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: Public Employees
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (121 yes, 36 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Local education insurance committee for teachers: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, a local education insurance committee helps govern the group plan for local schools. Members include the commissioner of education; state treasurer; commissioner of commerce and insurance; comptroller; commissioner of finance and administration; a local school board represen…
- Local government insurance committee created: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, a local government insurance committee is created. Members are the commissioner of finance and administration; comptroller; state treasurer; one municipal participant in the plan; and one county participant in the plan. The finance commissioner appoints the municipal and cou…
- New state committee for employee insurance: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee creates a state insurance committee to run the group plan for state workers. Members are the commissioner of human resources; state treasurer; commissioner of commerce and insurance; comptroller; commissioner of finance and administration; the Senate finance chair;…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Mark Cochran (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Crawford (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Timothy Hill (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Renea Jones (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-30 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/30/2026 | pass | 27 | 6 |   |
| 2026-03-19 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2026 | pass | 70 | 23 |   |
| 2026-03-12 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 2 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 19 | 4 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | House | HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 5 | 1 |   |

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0767.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2230.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2536.pdf)

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- HB 2541: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 4, relative to the prevailing wage rate. (signed)
- HB 2542: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 50-7-303, relative to suitable work requirements. (signed)
- HB 2502: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 38; Title 39; Title 45; Title 47; Title 49 and Title 67, relative to money transmission. (signed)
- HB 2533: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 5, Chapter 21; Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 8; Title 49, Chapter 10, Part 1; Title 49, Chapte… (signed)
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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0767.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2230.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2536.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 2509: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 53; Title 13; Title…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2509-2025-2026)
- [HB 2541: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 4, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2541-2025-2026)
- [HB 2542: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 50-7-303, relative to suitabl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2542-2025-2026)
- [HB 2502: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 38; Title 39; Title 45…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2502-2025-2026)
- [HB 2533: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 5, Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2533-2025-2026)
- [HB 2503: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2503-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2536-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).