Tennessee Senate Bill SB2457

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 2/2/26

Caption

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 47; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to healthcare billing.

Summary

SB2457 is a very short bill that makes a single statutory change in Tennessee’s healthcare billing laws. It amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 56-7-1015(j), by deleting that subsection entirely. The bill does not add new language or create a new regulatory framework; instead, it removes an existing provision from the state’s insurance and healthcare billing statutes. Because the bill only deletes one subsection, its practical effect depends on what was contained in Section 56-7-1015(j). Based on the caption and title references, the measure affects laws governing healthcare billing and may alter obligations or protections for insurers, providers, or patients under Tennessee’s insurance code. The bill takes effect immediately upon becoming law, indicating legislative intent for prompt implementation.

Impact

SB2457 would amend Tennessee’s healthcare billing statutes by repealing Tennessee Code Annotated § 56-7-1015(j). This changes state law by removing an existing requirement, limitation, or procedural rule tied to healthcare billing, likely affecting insurers, healthcare providers, and possibly patients or billing administrators. The bill does not amend multiple substantive provisions despite referencing several titles in its caption; its operative legal effect is limited to the deletion of one subsection and immediate effectiveness.

Sentiment

There is no recorded committee discussion or vote history available for this bill, so the public or legislative sentiment cannot be directly measured from the provided materials. The bill’s brevity and lack of accompanying debate suggest it may have been treated as a narrow technical or policy-specific change rather than a highly contested measure. However, without transcripts or votes, any broader conclusion about support or opposition would be speculative.

Contention

No specific points of contention are documented in the provided record. If the deleted subsection imposed billing requirements, consumer protections, or insurer obligations, those affected parties could have differing views on the repeal, but the materials do not identify any such disputes. In the absence of committee testimony or voting data, there is no basis to attribute opposition or support to any particular stakeholder group.