2025-2026 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB1242: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 56, relative to 340B entities.
Legislative Summary
As introduced, expands provisions prohibiting discrimination against 340B entities that are covered entities participating in the federal 340B drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. § 256b. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 56.
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Bill History
2/6/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Assigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 2/26/2025
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/25/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
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
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/9/2025
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
Amendments
HA0419
Amendment 2-0 to HB1242
4/14/2025Not Adopted
HA0055
Amendment 1-0 to HB1242
3/5/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/14/2025
27
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
4/9/2025
11
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE INSURANCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
3/5/2025
16
Yea
1
Nay
1
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
Introduced(2/6/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 20
Democrat: 6
Primary Sponsor
Esther Helton-Haynes
Republican
Co-Sponsors (25)
Iris Rudder
Republican
Jerome Moon
Republican
Renea Jones
Republican
Paul Sherrell
Republican
Aftyn Behn
Democrat
Richard Scarbrough
Republican
John Gillespie
Republican
Yusuf Hakeem
Democrat
Mike Sparks
Republican
Mary Littleton
Republican
Brock Martin
Republican
Kevin Raper
Republican
Bob Freeman
Democrat
Michael Hale
Republican
Bo Mitchell
Democrat
Caleb Hemmer
Democrat
Sabi Kumar
Republican
Rick Eldridge
Republican
Harold Love
Democrat
Greg Vital
Republican
Greg Martin
Republican
David Hawk
Republican
Lowell Russell
Republican
Rebecca Alexander
Republican
Dan Howell
Republican