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TN HB 1943

died on adjournment

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 · lower

Introduced
2026-02-02
Status date
—
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

  1. 2026-01-22

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-02-02

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2026-02-04

    Assigned to s/c Population Health Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-04

    P2C, ref. to Health Committee

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-25

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

  6. 2026-03-03

    Action Def. in s/c Population Health Subcommittee to 3/10/2026

  7. 2026-03-04

    Placed on s/c cal Population Health Subcommittee for 3/10/2026

  8. 2026-03-10

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

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-03-11

    Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/17/2026

  10. 2026-03-17

    Action def. in Health Committee to 3/24/2026

  11. 2026-03-18

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

  12. 2026-03-24

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-03-25

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

  14. 2026-03-26

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026

  15. 2026-03-30

    Comp. SB subst.

  16. 2026-03-30

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  17. 2026-05-27

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1080

Versions

Documents

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

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1943&ga=114

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