AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to insurance.
Summary
HB1079 is a very short insurance bill that repeals Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 56-1-108. The bill does not add new insurance requirements, create a new program, or establish a replacement provision; instead, it simply deletes the existing section from the insurance code and takes effect immediately upon becoming law.
Because the text only identifies the section to be removed and does not include the substance of that section, the bill’s practical policy effect depends on what Section 56-1-108 currently covers. Based on the caption, it would affect Tennessee’s insurance statutes in Title 56 and potentially related provisions in Titles 8, 63, 68, and 71, but the bill itself provides no further detail about how insurers, regulated entities, or consumers would be impacted.
Impact
The bill amends Tennessee law by striking Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 56-1-108, from the insurance code. This would remove that statutory provision from state law and could alter the regulatory framework for insurance if the deleted section imposed licensing, reporting, enforcement, or other requirements. No conforming amendments or replacement language are included in the bill text, so the legal effect is limited to repeal of the cited section.
Sentiment
There is no recorded committee discussion or vote history in the provided materials, so the bill’s reception cannot be measured from debate or roll call data. On the face of the text, the measure appears technical and narrow rather than controversial, but the absence of transcripts means there is no direct evidence of support, opposition, or stakeholder reaction.
Contention
No specific points of contention are documented in the available record. The only identifiable issue is the repeal itself: any disagreement would likely center on the substance of the removed insurance provision in Section 56-1-108 and whether eliminating it would reduce regulation, create a gap in consumer protections, or otherwise change existing insurance oversight. Without the text of the repealed section or committee testimony, the affected parties and arguments cannot be determined from the provided materials.