2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

SB0881: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 56, relative to pharmacy benefits managers.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, establishes standards for pharmacy benefits managers to use when processing and paying claims; removes limits on aggregate penalties for violations of law made by pharmacy benefits managers; makes other related revisions. - Amends TCA Title 56.

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Bill History

2/5/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
2/10/2025
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
2/12/2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Senate
3/11/2025
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/18/2025
Senate
3/13/2025
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/18/2025
Senate
3/18/2025
Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/25/2025
Senate
3/19/2025
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/25/2025
Senate
3/25/2025
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
Senate
3/28/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/31/2025
Senate
3/31/2025
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0237)
Senate
3/31/2025
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0
Senate
3/31/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
Senate
3/31/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate
4/3/2025
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 withdrawn.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 - HA0285)
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0
House of Representatives

Amendments

SA0237

Amendment 1-0 to SB0881

3/26/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/21/2025
93
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration
3/31/2025
30
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
3/25/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/31/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 1
Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Shane Reeves
Shane Reeves
Republican

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/6/202523.0 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/5/202523.1 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/14/2025116.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/13/2025135.2 KB