Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, allows the owner of a prearrangement insurance policy, and not just the beneficiary, to irrevocably assign the policy or policy benefits to a funeral establishment if the insurance company issuing the policy does not offer a funeral trust, or only offers a funeral trust for an additional charge. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 62, Chapter 5, Part 4.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Feb 4, 2019
Signed May 10, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 24, 2019 · House Apr 15, 2019
How they voted
30–0
Passed
Total votes 30
Apr 24, 2019
D
Democratic3
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
19
Committee
18
May 10, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0
upper
Apr 17, 2019
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Apr 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 5
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/11/2019
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/16/2019
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 4/16/2019
upper
Apr 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee
lower
Apr 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 4/9/2019
lower
Apr 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/9/2019
upper
Apr 2, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 4/9/2019
upper
Mar 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reassigned to s/c Life & Health Insurance Subcommittee
lower
Mar 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Life & Health Insurance Subcommittee for 4/3/2019
lower
Mar 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/2/2019
upper
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Life & Health Insurance Subcommittee for 3/27/2019
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Life & Health Insurance Subcommittee to 3/27/2019
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Life & Health Insurance Subcommittee for 3/6/2019
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Life & Health Insurance Subcommittee
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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