AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 33; Title 56 and Title 71, relative to mental health treatment.
- Introduced Jan 31, 2024
- In committee Feb 5, 2024
- Withdrawn
- Passed the Senate
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Insurance, Health, Accident - 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.
Every action
21 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
Show the 13 earlier steps
- HouseFiled for introduction
- HouseIntro., P1C.
- CommitteeP2C, ref. to Insurance Committee · House Insurance Committee
- CommitteeAssigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee · House Insurance Subcommittee
- CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 3/12/2024 · House Insurance Subcommittee
- HouseSponsor(s) Added.
- CommitteeRec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee · House Insurance Committee
- CommitteePlaced on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/19/2024 · House Insurance Committee
- CommitteeRec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee · House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- CommitteeAssigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee · House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
- CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/27/2024 · House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
- HousePlaced behind the budget
- CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/16/2024 · House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
- CommitteeRec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee · House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- CommitteePlaced on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/17/2024 · House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- CommitteeRec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee · House Calendar & Rules Committee
- CommitteePlaced on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2024 · House Calendar & Rules Committee
- HouseH. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2024
- HouseSponsor(s) Added.
- HouseComp. SB subst.
- GovernorComp. became Pub. Ch. 949
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it, joined by 7 cosponsors: 4 Republicans, 3 Democrats.
- CS Cameron SextonR Primary sponsor · District 25
All 7 cosponsors
From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.