Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed House 4 R cosponsors

HB 1240 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 56, relative to insurance discounts.

Last action — Taken off notice for cal in s/c Insurance Subcommittee of Insurance Committee

  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 06, 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

Advancing 34% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 R).

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

Summary

Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As introduced, requires an insurance company that is admitted to do business in this state and insures the tangible personal property of a policyholder who resides in this state to provide a discount to the policyholder through the policyholder's homeowners or renters insurance policy if the policyholder secures the policyholder's firearms in a firearm safe or uses a firearm safety device for the firearms and requests to receive the annual discount. - Amends TCA Title 56.

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 3/18/2025

  5. Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/18/2025

  6. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

  7. Filed for introduction

  8. Intro., P1C.

  9. Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee

  11. Assigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee

  12. Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 2/19/2025

  13. Meeting Canceled

  14. Sponsor(s) Added.

  15. Sponsor(s) Added.

  16. Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

  17. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Insurance Subcommittee of Insurance Committee

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 129 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (129)

129 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1240 do?
Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As introduced, requires an insurance company that is admitted to do business in this state and insures the tangible personal property of a policyholder who resides in this state to provide a discount to the policyholder through the policyholder's homeowners or renters insurance policy if the policyholder secures the policyholder's firearms in a firearm safe or uses a firearm safety device for the firearms and requests to receive the annual discount. - Amends TCA Title 56.
Who sponsors HB 1240?
HB 1240 is sponsored by Helton-Haynes, Esther (Republican), Lamberth, William (Republican), Raper, Kevin D. (Republican), and Scarbrough, Rick (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1240?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 06, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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