SENATE BILL 440 By Walley HOUSE BILL 927 By Hawk HB0927 002045 - 1 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 56, relative to excepted benefits exemptions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 56, Chapter 26, Part 1, is amended by adding the following as a new section: Notwithstanding this title, excepted benefits as defined in ยง 56-7-2802 are exempt from a requirement to provide coverage for a specific person, provider, treatment, service, condition, or disease unless coverage of excepted benefits is expressly required by law. SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it, and applies to policies or contracts for insurance that are entered into, issued, delivered, amended, or renewed on or after that date.