TN SB 2031
enactedHealthcare Liability - As enacted, authorizes a person to bring a civil action against a healthcare professional for an injury that is a result of a medical procedure, if the procedure was for enabling the person to identify with, or live as, a purported identity inconsistent with the person's sex or treating purported discomfort or distress from a discordance between the person's sex and asserted identity, and the person consented; or if the person was a minor at the time of the procedure, the person's parent, guardian, or representative consented due to an act of coercion by the professional. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 63 and Title 68.
Tennessee · 114S1 · upper
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Quick answers
Did TN SB 2031 pass?
Yes. TN SB 2031 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-28): Pub. Ch. 794
What is TN SB 2031 about?
TN SB 2031 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Healthcare Liability - As enacted, authorizes a person to bring a civil action against a healthcare professional for an injury that is a result of a medical procedure, if the procedure was for enabling the person to identify with, or live as, a purported identity inconsistent with the person's sex or treating purported discomfort or distress from a discordance between the person's sex and asserted identity, and the person consented; or if the person was a minor at the time of the procedure, the person's parent, guardian, or representative consented due to an act of coercion by the professional. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 63 and Title 68.”.
Who sponsors TN SB 2031?
Lowe is the primary sponsor of TN SB 2031.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-02
- Latest action
- 2026-04-28 — Pub. Ch. 794
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Loweprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-28
Pub. Ch. 794
2026-04-28
Effective date(s) 04/23/2026
2026-04-23
Signed by Governor.
executive-signature
2026-04-15
Transmitted to Governor for action.
executive-receipt
2026-04-14
Signed by H. Speaker
passage
2026-04-09
Signed by Senate Speaker
passage
2026-04-08
Enrolled and ready for signatures
enrolled
2026-04-06
Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 5 (Amendment 1 - HA0752)
passage
2026-04-02
Subst. for comp. HB.
substitution
2026-04-02
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0752)
amendment-passage
2026-04-02
Passed H., as am., Ayes 72, Nays 19, PNV 0
passage
2026-04-02
Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/6/2026
2026-03-26
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
2026-03-23
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0639)
2026-03-23
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 24, Nays 5, PNV 4
passage
2026-03-23
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2026-03-23
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
receipt
2026-03-20
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/23/2026
2026-03-10
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
2026-03-10
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2026-03-09
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/17/2026
2026-03-09
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/10/2026
2026-03-04
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2026
2026-02-24
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/10/2026
2026-02-18
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/24/2026
2026-02-05
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
referral-committee
2026-02-02
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
introduction
2026-01-22
Filed for introduction
filing
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Votes
SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 3/10/2026 Passed
2026-03-10 · pass · 7-2
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/23/2026 Passed (2)
2026-03-23 · pass · 24-5
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/2/2026 Passed
2026-04-02 · pass · 70-22
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/2/2026 Passed (1)
2026-04-02 · pass · 72-19
FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/6/2026 Passed (1)
2026-04-06 · pass · 27-5
Related bills
- Companion bill: HB 1872
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