HB0329

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 56, Chapter 26, relative to multiple employer welfare arrangements.

Complete·5/2/25

Amends Tennessee law to allow certain multiple employer welfare arrangements to operate as foreign entities within the state.

This bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 56, Chapter 26, to modify regulations for multiple employer welfare arrangements. It allows a foreign multiple employer welfare arrangement, comprised only of banks and their employees, to operate as a domestic arrangement if it meets specific criteria. These include being licensed in another state, not conditioning membership on health status, and making health insurance coverage available to all members regardless of health status.

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Roll Call Votes

93 Yea

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2 Not Voting

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Calendar

Mar 25, 2025

3:00 PM

House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Hearing

Mar 19, 2025

10:30 AM

House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee Hearing

History

May 2, 2025

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 161

Mar 31, 2025

House

Comp. SB subst.

Mar 27, 2025

House

H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/31/2025