Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed House 7 D cosponsors

HB 1534 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49 and Title 68, relative to assistance for women.

Last action — Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 07, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 58% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (7 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

Health, Dept. of - As introduced, authorizes the commissioner to utilize Title V funds, to the extent permitted by federal law, to establish a program to provide funds to women whose pregnancies have ended in stillbirth for the purposes of offsetting burial or disposition costs of the stillborn child's remains and educational scholarships for such women; authorizes the commissioner to seek any necessary federal waiver or authorization to create such program. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 68.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee

  4. Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/11/2026

  5. Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 2/25/2026

  6. Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/25/2026

  7. Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/4/2026

  8. Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/4/2026

  9. Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/11/2026

  10. Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/11/2026

  11. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 5, Nays 2 PNV 0

  12. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/31/2026

  13. Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee / Behind Budget

  14. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026

  15. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  16. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  17. Filed for introduction

  18. Intro., P1C.

  19. P2C, ref. to Health Committee

  20. Assigned to s/c Population Health Subcommittee

  21. Sponsor(s) Added.

  22. Placed on s/c cal Population Health Subcommittee for 3/3/2026

  23. Action Def. in s/c Population Health Subcommittee to 3/10/2026

  24. Placed on s/c cal Population Health Subcommittee for 3/10/2026

  25. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee

  26. Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/17/2026

  27. Action def. in Health Committee to 3/24/2026

  28. Sponsor(s) Added.

  29. Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/24/2026

  30. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  31. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  32. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026

  33. Placed behind the budget

  34. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  35. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 126 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (126)

126 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1534 do?
Health, Dept. of - As introduced, authorizes the commissioner to utilize Title V funds, to the extent permitted by federal law, to establish a program to provide funds to women whose pregnancies have ended in stillbirth for the purposes of offsetting burial or disposition costs of the stillborn child's remains and educational scholarships for such women; authorizes the commissioner to seek any necessary federal waiver or authorization to create such program. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 68.
Who sponsors HB 1534?
HB 1534 is sponsored by Shaw, Johnny (Democrat), Hakeem, Yusuf (Democrat), Towns, Jr., Joe (Democrat), Love, Jr., Harold (Democrat), Camper, Karen D. (Democrat), Chism, Jesse (Democrat), and Behn, Aftyn (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 1534?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 07, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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