2021-2022 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB2544: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 56, Chapter 7, relative to coverage for breast examinations.
Legislative Summary
As enacted, requires a health benefit plan that provides coverage for imaging services for screening mammography to provide coverage to a patient for low-dose mammography according to specific guidelines, including a baseline mammogram for a woman 35 to 40 years of age. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7.
Bill History
2/2/2022
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/2/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/2/2022
Intro.
House of Representatives
2/3/2022
P1C.
House of Representatives
2/7/2022
P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee
House of Representatives
2/8/2022
Assigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/28/2022
Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 3/1/2022
House of Representatives
3/1/2022
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee
House of Representatives
3/2/2022
Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/8/2022
House of Representatives
3/8/2022
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
3/8/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/30/2022
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/30/2022
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/6/2022
House of Representatives
4/5/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/6/2022
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/13/2022
House of Representatives
4/6/2022
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/13/2022
House of Representatives
4/13/2022
Placed behind the budget
House of Representatives
4/20/2022
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/26/2022
House of Representatives
4/26/2022
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/26/2022
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/26/2022
House of Representatives
4/26/2022
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/26/2022
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/26/2022
House of Representatives
4/26/2022
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2022
House of Representatives
4/27/2022
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0650)
House of Representatives
4/27/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/27/2022
Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0
House of Representatives
4/27/2022
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House of Representatives
4/27/2022
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
4/27/2022
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Senate
4/27/2022
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0568)
Senate
4/27/2022
Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 0
Senate
5/2/2022
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
House of Representatives
5/4/2022
Signed by H. Speaker
House of Representatives
5/12/2022
Signed by Senate Speaker
Senate
5/16/2022
Transmitted to Governor for his action.
House of Representatives
5/25/2022
Signed by Governor.
6/1/2022
Pub. Ch. 1068
6/1/2022
Effective date(s) 05/25/2022
Amendments
HA0650
Amendment 1-0 to HB2544
3/10/2022Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/27/2022
93
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration
4/27/2022
27
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(6/1/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 43
Democrat: 11
Primary Sponsor

Rebecca Alexander
Republican
Co-Sponsors (53)
Esther Helton-Haynes
Republican
Iris Rudder
Republican
Mary Littleton
Republican
Michele Carringer
Republican
Robin Smith
Republican
John Crawford
Republican
Debra Moody
Republican
John Holsclaw
Republican
Gary Hicks
Republican
David Hawk
Republican
Jason Hodges
Democrat
Jerome Moon
Republican
Kevin Vaughan
Republican
Bud Hulsey
Republican
John Gillespie
Republican
Kelly Keisling
Republican
John Ragan
Republican
Paul Sherrell
Republican
Eddie Mannis
Republican
Sam Whitson
Republican
Todd Warner
Republican
Greg Vital
Republican
Chris Todd
Republican
Jason Zachary
Republican
William Lamberth
Republican
Clark Boyd
Republican
Rush Bricken
Republican
Dennis Powers
Republican
Johnny Garrett
Republican
Patsy Hazlewood
Republican
Curtis Halford
Republican
Pat Marsh
Republican
Curtis Johnson
Republican
John Windle
Democrat
Tim Hicks
Republican
Jason Powell
Democrat
Bill Beck
Democrat
Darren Jernigan
Democrat
Gloria Johnson
Democrat
Dwayne Thompson
Democrat
G.A. Hardaway
Democrat
Dave Wright
Republican
Lowell Russell
Republican
Sabi Kumar
Republican
Brandon Ogles
Republican
Larry Miller
Democrat
Terri Lynn Weaver
Republican
Scott Cepicky
Republican
Yusuf Hakeem
Democrat
Ryan Williams
Republican
John Clemmons
Democrat
Bryan Terry
Republican
Andrew Farmer
Republican