Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Tennessee HB 1044

Health Care - As enacted, enacts the "Medical Ethics Defense Act." - Amends TCA Title 63.

Introduced
In committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
To Governor
Became law

Sponsors

Terry (Republican)

Summary

No official summary is available for this bill.

Latest action(Apr 29, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 266

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.

Date	Vote	Result	Your legislators
Apr 7, 2025 House	HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025 4/3/2025 (1)	fail	Set your home in Tennessee to see
Mar 25, 2025 House	HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/25/2025 Passed (2)	pass	Set your home in Tennessee to see
Mar 12, 2025 House	HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/12/2025 Passed (3)	pass	Set your home in Tennessee to see

Actions

Apr 29, 2025 · House
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 266
Apr 7, 2025 · House
Sponsor(s) Added.
Apr 7, 2025 · House
Comp. SB subst.
Apr 3, 2025 · House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025
Apr 2, 2025 · House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025
Mar 25, 2025 · House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
Mar 19, 2025 · House
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/25/2025
Mar 18, 2025 · House
Action def. in Health Committee to 3/25/2025
Mar 17, 2025 · House
Sponsor(s) Added.
Mar 12, 2025 · House
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
Mar 12, 2025 · House
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/18/2025
Mar 11, 2025 · House
Sponsor(s) Added.
Mar 5, 2025 · House
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
Feb 27, 2025 · House
Sponsor(s) Added.
Feb 11, 2025 · House
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
Feb 10, 2025 · House
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
Feb 6, 2025 · House
Intro., P1C.
Feb 5, 2025 · House
Filed for introduction