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TN SB 1681

enacted

Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, prohibits a hospital emergency department, including a satellite emergency department, from denying to a woman who presents at such facility and purports or, if incapacitated, appears to be pregnant and experiencing active labor, other symptoms associated with active labor, or an emergency medical condition, an appropriate medical screening examination within the capability of the emergency department, including ancillary services routinely available to the emergency department, to determine whether or not an emergency medical condition or active labor exists; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.

Tennessee · 114S1 · upper

Introduced
2026-01-15
Status date
—
Latest action
2026-05-27 — Pub. Ch. 1080
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Lamarprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-14

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-01-15

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    introduction

  3. 2026-01-21

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-04

    Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/11/2026

  5. 2026-02-11

    Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/18/2026

  6. 2026-02-11

    Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 2/18/2026

  7. 2026-02-18

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0

  8. 2026-02-24

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/26/2026

  9. 2026-02-26

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    receipt

  10. 2026-02-26

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  11. 2026-02-26

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 6

    passage

  12. 2026-02-26

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0493)

  13. 2026-03-02

    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  14. 2026-03-30

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 80, Nays 6, PNV 2

    passage

  15. 2026-03-30

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0811)

    amendment-passage

  16. 2026-03-30

    Subst. for comp. HB.

    substitution

  17. 2026-03-31

    Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/2/2026

  18. 2026-04-02

    Senate refused to concur in amendment

    amendment-failure

  19. 2026-04-06

    H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/7/2026

  20. 2026-04-07

    H. refused to recede from H. am. no. 1

  21. 2026-04-10

    Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/13/2026

  22. 2026-04-13

    Conference Committee appointed. (Lamar, Massey, Crowe)

  23. 2026-04-13

    Senate refused to recede from its non-concurrence.

  24. 2026-04-14

    H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/15/2026

  25. 2026-04-15

    Conf. comm. appointed. (Reps. Helton-Haynes, Gant, Freeman, Love)

  26. 2026-04-17

    Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/20/2026

  27. 2026-04-20

    H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/21/2026

  28. 2026-04-20

    Conference Committee report adopted,

  29. 2026-04-22

    Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 82, Nays 7 PNV 1

  30. 2026-04-30

    Signed by Senate Speaker

    passage

  31. 2026-04-30

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

    enrolled

  32. 2026-05-07

    Signed by H. Speaker

    passage

  33. 2026-05-11

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

    executive-receipt

  34. 2026-05-22

    Signed by Governor.

    executive-signature

  35. 2026-05-27

    Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

  36. 2026-05-27

    Pub. Ch. 1080

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0 2/18/2026 Passed

    2026-02-18 · pass · 6-3

  • FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/26/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-02-26 · pass · 26-6

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (2)

    2026-03-30 · pass · 80-6

    Member-level votes (2)
    • Reneau: not voting
    • Sherrell: not voting

  • FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/20/2026 Passed

    2026-04-20 · pass · 33-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/22/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-04-22 · pass · 82-7

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Rudd: not voting

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Official source

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