2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

SB0231: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to speech therapy.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, requires health benefit plans to provide coverage for habilitative or rehabilitative speech therapy services; prohibits such coverage from being subject to any maximum annual benefit, limited based on the type of medical condition, or utilization review or management; requires such coverage to cover speech therapy in person or via telehealth. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

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Bill History

1/21/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
1/27/2025
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
2/10/2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Senate
3/5/2025
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/11/2025
Senate
3/11/2025
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
Senate
3/14/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/17/2025
Senate
3/17/2025
Senate Reset on calendar for 3/20/2025
Senate
3/18/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/20/2025
Senate
3/20/2025
Senate Reset on calendar for 3/24/2025
Senate
3/20/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate
3/21/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/24/2025
Senate
3/24/2025
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0134)
Senate
3/24/2025
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0
Senate
3/24/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
Senate
3/24/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate
3/27/2025
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Subst. for comp. HB.
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0143)
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0144)
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Passed H., Ayes 85, Nays 4, PNV 0
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Enrolled and ready for signatures
Senate

Amendments

SA0134

Amendment 1-0 to SB0231

3/13/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/21/2025
85
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration
3/24/2025
32
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
3/11/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/23/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Documents

Draft
Bill Text1/21/202513.5 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/21/202513.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/6/2025174.7 KB