2025-2026 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB0494: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 50 and Title 65, Chapter 15, Part 3, relative to employer-employee relationships.
Legislative Summary
As enacted, enacts the "Voluntary Portable Benefit Plan Act"; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 50 and Title 65, Chapter 15, Part 3.
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Bill History
1/29/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Assigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 2/26/2025
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/5/2025
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/13/2025
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/17/2025
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
Reset on next avail. cal.
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar 3/20/2025
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 131
Amendments
HA0054
Amendment 1-0 to HB0494
3/5/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
HOUSE INSURANCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
3/5/2025
18
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
INSURANCE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee
2/26/2025
6
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/8/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
