# Tennessee HB 2246: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63 and Title 68, relative to stem cell therapies. Tennessee HB 2246, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63 and Title 68, relative to stem cell therapies., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Effective date(s) 05/19/2026, 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2246-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 2246 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63 and Title 68, relative to stem cell therapies. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-02 - Last action: 2026-05-26, Effective date(s) 05/19/2026, 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Health Care - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (159 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New Safeguards For Stem Cell Patients: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, doctors must get signed written consent before providing covered stem cell or regenerative therapy. The patient signs, or the patient's representative signs if the patient is not legally competent. Each therapy ad must say the doctor offers one or more treatments without Foo… - Stem Cell Access With Product Limits: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee doctors may provide stem cell and regenerative therapies without Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. Treatments must fall within the doctor's scope of practice, and products must come only from facilities meeting the law's standards. Regenerative products… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Susan M. Lynn (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-16 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/16/2026 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2026-04-13 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2026 | pass | 92 | 0 | | | 2026-04-13 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-04-06 | House | HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2026-03-31 | House | HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE | pass | 19 | 0 | | | 2026-03-18 | House | HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (31) - 2026-05-26: Effective date(s) 05/19/2026, 07/01/2026 - 2026-05-26: Pub. Ch. 1016 - 2026-05-19: Signed by Governor. - 2026-05-07: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-05-05: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-29: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-16: Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0975) (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-04-13: Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 2 (House) - 2026-04-13: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0940) (House) - 2026-04-09: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 (House) - 2026-04-08: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026 (House) - 2026-04-06: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-01: Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/6/2026 (House) - 2026-03-31: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/31/2026 (House) - 2026-03-24: Action def. in Health Committee to 3/31/2026 (House) - 2026-03-20: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/24/2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 (House) - 2026-02-05: Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-05: P2C, ref. to Health Committee - Government Operations for Review (House) - 2026-02-04: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0940 (Substitute), 2026-04-13: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0940.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1016.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB2246.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2246.pdf) - SA0975: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0975.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 2204: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 38, relative to compensation of law enforcement officers. (failed) - HB 2210: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 58 and Title 67, Chapter 4, relative to disaster response. (failed) - HB 2223: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to fireworks. (failed) - HB 2091: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 9, relative to off-highway vehicles. (failed) - HB 2023: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the victims assistance assessment. (failed) - HB 1967: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to leaving the scene of an accident. (failed) ## Sources - [HA0940 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0940.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1016.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB2246.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2246.pdf) - [SA0975 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0975.pdf) ## Related - [HB 2204: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 3…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2204-2025-2026) - [HB 2210: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 58 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2210-2025-2026) - [HB 2223: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to fireworks.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2223-2025-2026) - [HB 2091: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 9, relative to off-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2091-2025-2026) - [HB 2023: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the vi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2023-2025-2026) - [HB 1967: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1967-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2246-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).