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.

Looking ahead

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History

1. 2026
   1. Apr 28Comp. became Pub. Ch. 794Latest
   2. Apr 2Comp. SB subst.
      • Vote recorded HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026 3/26/2026. Result: fail.Lower
   3. Apr 2Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
   4. Mar 26H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026
   5. Mar 25Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026
   6. Mar 23Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules CommitteeMinor
      • Vote recorded HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/23/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
   7. Mar 18Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026
   8. Mar 18Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026
   9. Mar 11Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary CommitteeMinor
      • Vote recorded HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/11/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
   10. Mar 11Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026
   11. Mar 4Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
   12. Feb 2P2C, ref. to Judiciary CommitteeMinor
   13. Feb 2Assigned to s/c Civil Justice SubcommitteeMinor
   14. Jan 22Intro., P1C.Minor
   15. Jan 21Filed for introductionIntroduced