Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, prohibits a health benefit plan from denying payment or coverage for emergency services if the symptoms presented by an enrollee of a health benefit plan and recorded by the attending provider indicate that an emergency medical condition could exist, regardless of the final diagnosis of the symptoms. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7, Part 23.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Feb 1, 2022
Signed Apr 8, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 17, 2022 · House Mar 24, 2022
How they voted
29–0
Passed
Total votes 29
Mar 17, 2022
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican24
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
13
Committee
12
Amendments
1
Apr 8, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 24, 2022
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0651)
upper
Mar 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0587)
upper
Mar 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0
upper
Mar 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/17/2022
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/8/2022
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/8/2022
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/8/2022
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 3/1/2022
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/1/2022
upper
Feb 8, 2022
Committee
Assigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Committee
P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Intro.
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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