Tennessee Senate Bill SB1546

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 1/7/26
• Engrossed: 2/9/26
• Enrolled: 2/19/26
• Passed: 3/6/26
• Chaptered: 3/16/26

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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 8, Chapter 27, Part 2, relative to the state insurance committee.

Summary

SB1546 makes a narrow technical change to Tennessee law concerning the state insurance committee. The bill removes the committee from one section of the Tennessee Code that lists certain state entities and adds it to another section that identifies entities created by statute, thereby updating the committee’s statutory placement and recognition within the code. The measure does not appear to create new policy, benefits, or regulatory authority. Instead, it functions as a housekeeping bill to align cross-references in Titles 4 and 8 of the Tennessee Code with the existing creation of the state insurance committee under § 8-27-201. Its practical effect is to keep the state’s statutory list of boards, commissions, and committees current and internally consistent.

Impact

The bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated § 4-29-247(a) by deleting the state insurance committee from the list of entities covered there, and amends § 4-29-253(a) to add the state insurance committee as a statutorily created entity under § 8-27-201. The impact is limited to statutory organization and reference accuracy; it does not change the committee’s duties, membership, or powers as described in the bill text.

Sentiment

The available voting history suggests broad support and little controversy. The Senate Government Operations Committee recommended passage unanimously, and the floor motion to adopt also passed 32-0. No committee transcripts were provided, but the unanimous votes indicate the bill was viewed as a routine, noncontroversial technical correction.

Contention

There is no recorded substantive opposition in the provided materials. Because the bill is a technical cleanup measure affecting the placement of the state insurance committee in the Tennessee Code, any discussion likely centered on statutory housekeeping rather than policy disagreement. The absence of dissenting votes or transcript debate suggests no notable points of contention among legislators.