TN HB2921 | 2023-2024 | 113th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-3)
Status: Passed on May 13 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-13 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 949
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-3)
Status: Passed on May 13 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-13 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 949
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
As enacted, requires TennCare health benefit plans to provide coverage and reimbursement for mental health services and treatment to the same extent that the plans provide coverage and reimbursement for the treatment of alcoholism and drug dependence; makes related changes to insurance law relative to mental health and alcoholism or drug dependency. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 33; Title 56 and Title 71.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 33; Title 56 and Title 71, relative to mental health treatment.
Sponsors
| Rep. Cameron Sexton [R] | Rep. Ryan Williams [R] | Rep. Paul Sherrell [R] | Rep. Bryan Terry [R] |
| Rep. G.A. Hardaway [D] | Rep. John Clemmons [D] | Rep. Joe Towns [D] | Rep. Clark Boyd [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-13 | Comp. became Pub. Ch. 949 | |
| 2024-04-22 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2024-04-22 | House | Comp. SB subst. |
| 2024-04-17 | House | H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2024 |
| 2024-04-17 | House | Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2024 |
| 2024-04-17 | House | Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee |
| 2024-04-17 | House | Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/17/2024 |
| 2024-04-17 | House | Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee |
| 2024-04-11 | House | Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/16/2024 |
| 2024-03-27 | House | Placed behind the budget |
| 2024-03-20 | House | Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/27/2024 |
| 2024-03-20 | House | Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee |
| 2024-03-19 | House | Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee |
| 2024-03-13 | House | Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/19/2024 |
| 2024-03-12 | House | Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee |
| 2024-03-11 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 3/12/2024 |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Assigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee |
| 2024-02-05 | House | P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee |
| 2024-02-01 | House | Intro., P1C. |
| 2024-01-31 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB2801 (Crossfiled) 2024-05-13 - Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
