HB2405

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 27, relative to health insurance for public safety employees.

Introduced·2/3/26
Draft Text

Tennessee HB2405 amends health insurance provisions for public safety employees, ensuring continued coverage for spouses and dependents of officers.

Tennessee HB2405 amends the state's health insurance provisions for public safety employees. It mandates that political subdivisions offer or continue health insurance benefits to the spouses and dependent children of local law enforcement officers killed or suffering a catastrophic injury in the line of duty. The political subdivision must pay the officer's health insurance premium if injured. The state will reimburse the political subdivision for a portion of the health insurance premiums or COBRA expenses.

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Where it stands

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Sponsors

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Roll Call Votes

22 Yea

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0 Nay

History

Apr 15

House

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

Apr 8

House

Placed behind the budget

Apr 8

House

Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026