TN-HB1044-2025
Tennessee · HB 1044 · 2025
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, relative to rights of conscience and free speech.
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- Bill key
- TN-HB1044-2025
- State
- Tennessee
- Session
- 2025
- Introduced
- Last recorded status
- passed
- Citation (Bluebook)
- H.B. 1044, 114th Gen. Assemb., Reg. Sess. (Tenn. 2025), https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1044&ga=114.
- Short citation
- Tenn. H.B. 1044.
- Topics
- Tags
Summary
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, relative to rights of conscience and free speech.
Curator notes
Alliance Defending Freedom's Medical Ethics Defense Act
Sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Terry | Republican | Representative | HD-048 | Primary sponsor |
| Jeremy Faison | Republican | Representative | HD-011 | Co-sponsor |
| Jason Zachary | Republican | Representative | HD-014 | Co-sponsor |
| Mark Cochran | Republican | Representative | HD-023 | Co-sponsor |
| Brock Martin | Republican | Representative | HD-079 | Co-sponsor |
| Greg Martin | Republican | Representative | HD-026 | Co-sponsor |
| Kevin Raper | Republican | Representative | HD-024 | Co-sponsor |
| William Slater | Republican | Representative | HD-035 | Co-sponsor |
| Ryan Williams | Republican | Representative | HD-042 | Co-sponsor |
| Debra Moody | Republican | Representative | HD-081 | Co-sponsor |
| Mary Littleton | Republican | Representative | HD-078 | Co-sponsor |
Model-bill lineage
Model-bill templates this bill matches
- Medical Ethics and Diversity Act Shares provisions
Similar bills
Status changes
- : passed → passed
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Bill text
- As introduced (10,837 characters) · Open the printed bill (PDF)
- As enrolled or final (10,414 characters) · Open the printed bill (PDF)
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