Text of TN SB 2044 (2026)
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 28; Title 29; Title 49; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to a person's sex.
Legislative text is a public record. Where LegiScan supplied it, the CC BY 4.0 credit applies.
Source: LegiScan. Bill data and text from LegiScan (legiscan.com), licensed CC BY 4.0 and used in modified form. LegiScan does not endorse the Trans Data Initiative. License: CC BY 4.0(opens another site). Source page(opens another site)
As introduced
713 characters
HOUSE BILL 1990
By Lankford
SENATE BILL 2044
By Taylor
SB2044
012126
- 1 -
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 28;
Title 29; Title 49; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68,
relative to a person's sex.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. The department of health shall conduct a study on health concerns of, and
identifying obstacles for receiving better care for, persons whose biological sex is female. The
department shall submit a report to the members of the general assembly on the results of the
study on or before January 1, 2027.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.