Senate panel orders study on insurance coverage for stuttering after testimony from athletes and specialists

Mar 11, 2025

The Senate Commerce and Labor Committee voted to send legislation to the calendar that replaces a direct coverage mandate with a study by the Tennessee advisory commission on the feasibility of requiring insurance coverage for stuttering treatment.

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The Senate Commerce and Labor Committee voted to move legislation (Senate Bill 2-31, as amended) that directs the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (referred to in the hearing as TASER) to study the feasibility and potential effects of requiring insurance coverage for rehabilitative services for stuttering.

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