TN HB 1872
died on adjournmentHealthcare 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 · lower
Quick answers
Did TN HB 1872 pass?
No. TN HB 1872 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 (2026-04-28): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 794
What is TN HB 1872 about?
TN HB 1872 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 HB 1872?
Zachary is the primary sponsor of TN HB 1872.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-22
- Latest action
- 2026-04-28 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 794
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Zacharyprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2026-01-21
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-01-22
Intro., P1C.
introduction
2026-02-02
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
referral-committee
2026-02-02
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
referral-committee
2026-03-04
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
2026-03-11
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026
2026-03-11
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
referral-committee
2026-03-18
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026
2026-03-18
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026
2026-03-23
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-25
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026
2026-03-26
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026
2026-04-02
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2026-04-02
Comp. SB subst.
2026-04-28
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 794
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Votes
HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/11/2026 Passed (3)
2026-03-11 · pass · 5-1
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/23/2026 Passed (2)
2026-03-23 · pass · 15-3
HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026 3/26/2026 (1)
2026-04-02 · fail · 0-0
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 2031
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