Tennessee House Bill HB2170

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 2/2/26
• Refer: 3/3/26
• Refer: 3/25/26

Caption

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 56, Chapter 7, relative to health care.

Summary

HB2170 makes a narrow amendment to Tennessee insurance law by allowing an annual report required under Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 56-7-2003(7), to be filed electronically. The bill does not change the substance of the reporting requirement itself; it only adds electronic filing as an available method for submitting the annual report. Because the measure is limited to a filing method, its practical effect is administrative rather than substantive. It updates the statute governing health care/insurance reporting to reflect modern electronic submission practices and may reduce paperwork or processing burdens for the entities required to file the report.

Impact

The bill amends Title 56, Chapter 7 of the Tennessee Code by revising Section 56-7-2003(7) to expressly permit electronic filing of an annual report. This affects the regulated parties subject to that reporting requirement, likely insurers or related health care entities, by giving them an additional compliance option without altering the underlying reporting obligation or deadlines.

Sentiment

The available voting history suggests generally favorable committee sentiment, with the Insurance Subcommittee recommending passage as amended by a 5-1 vote. There is no transcript evidence of debate, but the strong vote indicates the bill was viewed as a routine administrative update rather than a controversial policy change.

Contention

The only apparent point of contention is whether the report should be allowed to be filed electronically, though the narrow scope of the bill suggests limited disagreement. The 5-1 subcommittee vote indicates at least one member opposed or had reservations, but no committee transcript is available to identify the specific concern. Overall, the bill appears to have been noncontroversial aside from that isolated dissent.