TennesseeSB 0848114th General Assembly (2025-2026)Senate

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5 and Title 12, Chapter 3, Part 12, relative to county governments.

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Signed by Governor

County Government

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Counties can require bids for insurance brokers

The law lets qualifying Tennessee county governing bodies require competitive bids for insurance broker services. Counties must self-insure employee health coverage, paying medical costs directly to providers themselves or through a third-party administrator. They must also have adopted the County Purchasing Law of 1957, which governs the bidding process. Bidding is optional, not required. This authority took effect when the act became law.

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: 131 • No: 0

House vote • 4/16/2025

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025

Yes: 92 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/10/2025

FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/10/2025

Yes: 31 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/1/2025

SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE

Yes: 8 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective date(s) 05/05/2025

    5/13/2025
  2. Pub. Ch. 381

    5/13/2025
  3. Signed by Governor.

    5/5/2025Senate
  4. Transmitted to Governor for action.

    4/23/2025Senate
  5. Signed by H. Speaker

    4/22/2025House
  6. Signed by Senate Speaker

    4/22/2025Senate
  7. Enrolled and ready for signatures

    4/22/2025Senate
  8. Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 1

    4/16/2025House
  9. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0403)

    4/16/2025House
  10. Subst. for comp. HB.

    4/16/2025House
  11. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

    4/14/2025House
  12. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    4/10/2025Senate
  13. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0

    4/10/2025Senate
  14. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0310)

    4/10/2025Senate
  15. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/10/2025

    4/8/2025Senate
  16. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0

    4/1/2025Senate
  17. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/1/2025

    3/26/2025Senate
  18. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/1/2025

    3/25/2025Senate
  19. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2025

    3/19/2025Senate
  20. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

    2/12/2025Senate
  21. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    2/10/2025Senate
  22. Filed for introduction

    2/4/2025Senate

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