Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 24 R cosponsors

SB 2031 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to private causes of action.

Last action — Effective date(s) 04/23/2026

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 21, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 09, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 24 sponsors

    1 primary, 23 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (24 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  6. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

  7. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026

  8. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026

  9. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026

  10. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  11. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026

  12. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026

  13. Comp. SB subst.

  14. Sponsor(s) Added.

  15. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 794

  16. Filed for introduction

  17. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  18. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  19. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/24/2026

  20. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/10/2026

  21. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2026

  22. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/17/2026

  23. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/10/2026

  24. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0

  25. Sponsor(s) Added.

  26. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/23/2026

  27. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0639)

  28. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 24, Nays 5, PNV 4

  29. Sponsor(s) Added.

  30. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  31. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  32. Subst. for comp. HB.

  33. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0752)

  34. Passed H., as am., Ayes 72, Nays 19, PNV 0

  35. Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/6/2026

  36. Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 5 (Amendment 1 - HA0752)

  37. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  38. Signed by Senate Speaker

  39. Signed by H. Speaker

  40. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  41. Signed by Governor.

  42. Pub. Ch. 794

  43. Effective date(s) 04/23/2026

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 23 co-sponsors · 109 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (23)

Not signed on (109)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2031 do?
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.
Who sponsors SB 2031?
SB 2031 is sponsored by Lowe, Adam (Republican), Jackson, Ed (Republican), Harshbarger, Bobby (Republican), Seal, Jessie (Republican), Yager, Ken (Republican), Bailey, Paul (Republican), Crowe, Rusty (Republican), Hensley, Joey (Republican), Watson, Bo (Republican), Reeves, Shane (Republican), Taylor, Brent (Republican), Walley, Page (Republican), Briggs, Richard (Republican), Stevens, John (Republican), Johnson, Jack (Republican), Haile, Ferrell (Republican), Gardenhire, Todd (Republican), White, Dawn (Republican), Rose, Paul (Republican), Hatcher, Tom (Republican), Massey, Becky D. (Republican), Roberts, Kerry (Republican), Bowling, Janice (Republican), and Pody, Mark (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 2031?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 21, 2026. Enacted.
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