TN HB 1943
died on adjournmentHospitals 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 · lower
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Quick answers
Did TN HB 1943 pass?
No. TN HB 1943 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 (2026-05-27): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1080
What is TN HB 1943 about?
TN HB 1943 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “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.”.
Who sponsors TN HB 1943?
Love is the primary sponsor of TN HB 1943.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-02
- Latest action
- 2026-05-27 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1080
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Loveprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-27
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1080
2026-03-30
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2026-03-30
Comp. SB subst.
2026-03-26
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026
2026-03-25
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026
2026-03-24
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-18
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/24/2026
2026-03-17
Action def. in Health Committee to 3/24/2026
2026-03-11
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/17/2026
2026-03-10
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
referral-committee
2026-03-04
Placed on s/c cal Population Health Subcommittee for 3/10/2026
2026-03-03
Action Def. in s/c Population Health Subcommittee to 3/10/2026
2026-02-25
Placed on s/c cal Population Health Subcommittee for 3/3/2026
2026-02-04
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
referral-committee
2026-02-04
Assigned to s/c Population Health Subcommittee
referral-committee
2026-02-02
Intro., P1C.
introduction
2026-01-22
Filed for introduction
filing
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Votes
POPULATION HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/10/2026 Passed (2)
2026-03-10 · pass · 6-4
HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/24/2026 Passed (1)
2026-03-24 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Capley: not voting
- Hill: not voting
- Leatherwood: not voting
- Sherrell: not voting
- Terry: not voting
HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026 3/26/2026 Failed
2026-03-30 · fail · 0-0
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 1681
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