Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed Senate 1 R cosponsors

SB 1383 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12; Title 29; Title 50 and Title 56, relative to insurance.

Last action — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce & Labor Committee

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

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 28, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

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

Stalled 28% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

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Summary

Comptroller, State - As introduced, increases from $50,000 to $100,000 the bond amount that every insurance company doing a workers' compensation business in this state must furnish with a surety company; increases from $100,000 to $200,000 the certificate amount that such a company may deposit with the commissioner of labor and workforce development in lieu of the bond. - Amends TCA Title 12; Title 29; Title 50 and Title 56.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  4. Ref. to Insurance Committee

  5. Assigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee

  6. Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 3/12/2025

  7. Action Def. in s/c Insurance Subcommittee to 3/19/2025

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

  9. Action Def. in s/c Insurance Subcommittee to 3/26/2025

  10. Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 3/26/2025

  11. Action Def. in s/c Insurance Subcommittee to First Calendar of 2026

  12. Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 2/11/2026

  13. Sponsor(s) Added.

  14. Sponsor change.

  15. Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  16. Def. to Special Calendar to be Published with Final Calendar in Insurance Subcommittee

  17. Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

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

  19. Filed for introduction

  20. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

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

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

  24. Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/25/2025

  25. Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/25/2025

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

  27. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce & Labor Committee

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (132)

132 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

labor health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1383 do?
Comptroller, State - As introduced, increases from $50,000 to $100,000 the bond amount that every insurance company doing a workers' compensation business in this state must furnish with a surety company; increases from $100,000 to $200,000 the certificate amount that such a company may deposit with the commissioner of labor and workforce development in lieu of the bond. - Amends TCA Title 12; Title 29; Title 50 and Title 56.
Who sponsors SB 1383?
SB 1383 is sponsored by Watson, Bo (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1383?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 28, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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