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TN HB 853

died on adjournment

Children - As enacted, clarifies that a child's parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian may, to the extent allowable by federal law, access and review all health and medical records of the child, including those records related to treatments available to unemancipated minors without parental consent; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 49; Title 63 and Title 68.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 853 pass?

No. TN HB 853 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-05-18): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 883

What is TN HB 853 about?

TN HB 853 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Children - As enacted, clarifies that a child's parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian may, to the extent allowable by federal law, access and review all health and medical records of the child, including those records related to treatments available to unemancipated minors without parental consent; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 49; Title 63 and Title 68.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 853?

Reneau is the primary sponsor of TN HB 853.

Introduced
2025-02-05
Latest action
2026-05-18 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 883
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Reneauprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-04

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-05

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-06

    P2C, ref. to Health Committee

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-10

    Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-04

    Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/11/2026

  6. 2026-02-11

    Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee

  7. 2026-02-25

    Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

  8. 2026-03-04

    Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  9. 2026-03-04

    Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/11/2026

  10. 2026-03-11

    Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  11. 2026-03-11

    Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/18/2026

  12. 2026-03-18

    Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/24/2026

  13. 2026-03-18

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee

    referral-committee

  14. 2026-03-24

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2026-03-25

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026

  16. 2026-03-26

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026

  17. 2026-03-31

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  18. 2026-04-02

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/9/2026

  19. 2026-04-02

    Reset on cal. for 4/9/2026

  20. 2026-04-09

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2026

  21. 2026-04-09

    Reset on cal. for 4/14/2026

  22. 2026-04-16

    Comp. SB subst.

  23. 2026-04-16

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  24. 2026-05-18

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 883

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/18/2026 Passed (3)

    2026-03-18 · pass · 5-2

  • HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/24/2026 Passed (2)

    2026-03-24 · pass · 11-7

    Member-level votes (2)
    • Gillespie: not voting
    • Terry: not voting

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026 3/26/2026 (1)

    2026-04-02 · fail · 0-0

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0853&ga=114

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