Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 18 R · 6 D cosponsors

HB 1061 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 56, Chapter 7 and Title 68, Chapter 140, relative to no surprise ambulance billing.

Last action — Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 05, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · high confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 24 sponsors

    1 primary, 23 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (18 R · 6 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, prohibits an out-of-network ambulance service provider from balance billing an enrollee in a health benefit plan for emergency ambulance services; establishes allowable billable costs for such services. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7 and Title 68, Chapter 140.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

  4. Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2026

  5. Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/10/2026

  6. Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/10/2026

  7. Sponsor(s) Added.

  8. Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/17/2026

  9. Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/7/2026

  10. Failed in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

  11. Filed for introduction

  12. Intro., P1C.

  13. P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee

  14. Assigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee

  15. Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 2/18/2026

  16. Action Def. in s/c Insurance Subcommittee to 3/4/2026

  17. Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

  18. Sponsor(s) Added.

  19. Sponsor(s) Added.

  20. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee

  21. Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/10/2026

  22. Sponsor(s) Added.

  23. Sponsor(s) Added.

  24. Action def. in Insurance Committee to 3/17/2026

  25. Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/17/2026

  26. Action def. in Insurance Committee to 3/24/2026

  27. Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/24/2026

  28. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  29. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026

  30. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026

  31. Sponsor(s) Added.

  32. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0827)

  33. Sponsor(s) Added.

  34. Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0

  35. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  36. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 23 co-sponsors · 109 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (23)

Not signed on (109)

109 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1061 do?
Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, prohibits an out-of-network ambulance service provider from balance billing an enrollee in a health benefit plan for emergency ambulance services; establishes allowable billable costs for such services. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7 and Title 68, Chapter 140.
Who sponsors HB 1061?
HB 1061 is sponsored by Vital, Greg (Republican), Lamberth, William (Republican), Faison, Jeremy (Republican), Sherrell, Paul (Republican), Stinnett, Tom (Republican), Eldridge, Rick (Republican), Atchley, Fred (Republican), Hill, Timothy (Republican), Doggett, Clay (Republican), Keisling, Kelly (Republican), Russell, Lowell (Republican), Behn, Aftyn (Democrat), Parkinson, Antonio (Democrat), Salinas, Gabby (Democrat), Hale, Michael (Republican), Maberry, Aron (Republican), Pearson, Justin J. (Democrat), Capley, Kip (Republican), Littleton, Mary (Republican), Howell, Dan (Republican), Reneau, Michele (Republican), Reedy, Jay D. (Republican), Hardaway, T.J. (Democrat), and Chism, Jesse (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 1061?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 05, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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