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This bill extends the Access Tennessee health insurance program's sunset date by five years, moving the program's expiration from June 30, 2025, to June 30, 2030. The Access Tennessee Act of 2006, which established a health insurance program likely designed to improve healthcare access for Tennessee residents, was originally set to automatically terminate on June 30, 2025. By amending Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 56-7-2916, the bill simply changes the repeal date, effectively continuing the program for an additional five years. The legislation takes effect immediately upon becoming law, as specified in Section 2 of the bill, with the rationale that the public welfare requires this extension. This extension will allow the state to continue providing the health insurance program's benefits to its residents without interruption beyond the previously established expiration date.

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1318&ga=114