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SB 2031 Enacted

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.

Introduced
In Committee
Floor
Crossed Over
Passed
Enacted
Apr 28, 2026 · House
Effective date(s) 04/23/2026
Apr 28, 2026 · House
Pub. Ch. 794
Apr 23, 2026 · House
Signed by Governor.
Apr 15, 2026 · House
Transmitted to Governor for action.
Apr 14, 2026 · House
Signed by H. Speaker
Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker
Apr 8, 2026 · House
Enrolled and ready for signatures
Apr 6, 2026 · Senate
Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 5 (Amendment 1 - HA0752)
Apr 2, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/6/2026
Apr 2, 2026 · House
Passed H., as am., Ayes 72, Nays 19, PNV 0
Apr 2, 2026 · House
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0752)
Apr 2, 2026 · House
Subst. for comp. HB.
Mar 26, 2026 · House
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
Mar 23, 2026 · House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
Mar 23, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added.
Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 24, Nays 5, PNV 4
Mar 23, 2026 · House
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0639)
Mar 20, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/23/2026
Mar 10, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added.
Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
Mar 9, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/10/2026
Mar 9, 2026 · House
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/17/2026
Mar 4, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2026
Feb 24, 2026 · House
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/10/2026
Feb 18, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/24/2026
Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
Feb 2, 2026 · House
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Jan 22, 2026 · House
Filed for introduction