Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee HB 1872
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
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Zachary (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Apr 28, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 794
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2026 House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026 3/26/2026 (1) | fail | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 23, 2026 House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/23/2026 Passed (2) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 11, 2026 House | HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/11/2026 Passed (3) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- Apr 28, 2026 · House
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 794 - Apr 2, 2026 · House
Comp. SB subst. - Apr 2, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Mar 26, 2026 · House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026 - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026 - Mar 23, 2026 · House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026 - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026 - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026 - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 - Feb 2, 2026 · House
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Intro., P1C. - Jan 21, 2026 · House
Filed for introduction