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TN HB1665 (2026)
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 33; Title 47; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to the protection of minors in healthcare settings.
Anti-LGBTQ+
- Jurisdiction
- Tennessee
- Session
- 114th General Assembly
- Stage reported
- Passed / adopted
- First recorded action
- Latest action
- : Pub. Ch. 748
- Record retrieved
Bill types
As labelled in the project's tracker.
Forced Outing: HealthcareDon't Say Trans: Healthcare
Links
- As introduced (PDF, hosted here)
- As enrolled or final (PDF, hosted here)
- LegiScan record(opens another site)
- Official legislature page(opens another site)
- Draft text (Jan 14, 2026) at capitol.tn.gov(opens another site)PDF, external
- Chaptered text (Apr 17, 2026) at publications.tnsosfiles.com(opens another site)PDF, external
- Bill page on this site
Recorded actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| House | Filed for introduction | |
| House | Intro., P1C. | |
| House | P2C, ref. to Health Committee | |
| House | Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee | |
| House | Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/11/2026 | |
| House | Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee | |
| House | Sponsor(s) Added. | |
| House | Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/3/2026 | |
| House | Action def. in Health Committee to 3/10/2026 | |
| House | Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/10/2026 | |
| House | Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee | |
| House | Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2026 | |
| House | H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026 | |
| House | H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0675) | |
| House | Sponsor(s) Added. | |
| House | Passed H., as am., Ayes 72, Nays 21, PNV 0 | |
| House | Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. | |
| Senate | Received from House, Passed on First Consideration | |
| Senate | Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. | |
| Senate | Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0661) | |
| Senate | Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 6 | |
| House | Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. | |
| House | Signed by H. Speaker | |
| Senate | Signed by Senate Speaker | |
| House | Transmitted to Governor for his action. | |
| Signed by Governor. | ||
| Pub. Ch. 748 | ||
| Effective date(s) 10/01/2026 |
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