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.

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History

1. 2026
   1. Apr 28Pub. Ch. 794Latest
   2. Apr 28Effective date(s) 04/23/2026
   3. Apr 23Signed by Governor Bill Lee.Became Law
   4. Apr 15Transmitted to Governor for action.To Governor
   5. Apr 14Signed by H. SpeakerMajor
   6. Apr 9Signed by Senate SpeakerMajor
   7. Apr 8Enrolled and ready for signaturesMinor
   8. Apr 6Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 5 (Amendment 1 - HA0752)Major
      • Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/6/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Upper
   9. Apr 2Subst. for comp. HB.Major
      • Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/2/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
      • Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/2/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
   10. Apr 2H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0752)Major
   11. Apr 2Passed H., as am., Ayes 72, Nays 19, PNV 0Passed House
   12. Apr 2Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/6/2026
   13. Mar 26Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
   14. Mar 23Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0639)
       • Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/23/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Upper
   15. Mar 23Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 24, Nays 5, PNV 4Passed Senate
   16. Mar 23Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
   17. Mar 23Engrossed; ready for transmission to HouseMinor
   18. Mar 20Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/23/2026
   19. Mar 10Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
       • Vote recorded SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 3/10/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Upper
   20. Mar 10Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
   21. Mar 9Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/17/2026
   22. Mar 9Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/10/2026
   23. Mar 4Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2026
   24. Feb 24Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/10/2026
   25. Feb 18Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/24/2026
   26. Feb 5Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary CommitteeMinor
   27. Feb 2Introduced, Passed on First ConsiderationMinor
   28. Jan 22Filed for introductionIntroduced