# Tennessee SB 1681: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63 and Title 68, relative to medical facility procedures for women experiencing certain medical conditions. Tennessee SB 1681, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63 and Title 68, relative to medical facility procedures for women experiencing certain medical conditions., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1681-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee SB 1681 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63 and Title 68, relative to medical facility procedures for women experiencing certain medical conditions. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-05-27, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (227 yes, 22 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Emergency care rights for pregnant patients: benefit, high. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee emergency departments, including satellite locations, must screen covered pregnant patients and provide routinely available support services. This covers patients who say they are pregnant—or appear pregnant when incapacitated—and have labor, related symptoms, or a… - Safer hospital transfers for pregnant patients: benefit, high. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee hospitals must follow safeguards when transferring pregnant patients before their emergency condition or labor is stabilized. Transfer requires an informed written request from the patient or legal representative, or medical certification that expected benefits out… - Hospital staff gain protection against retaliation: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, hospitals cannot punish physicians or qualified medical professionals for refusing to authorize covered transfers before stabilization. The protection covers decisions made in good faith using reasonable clinical judgment about a pregnant patient’s emergency condition. Hospi… - Provider penalties include good-faith care protections: mixed, low. For conduct on or after July 1, 2026, Tennessee’s Health Facilities Commission can investigate and enforce facility violations. The Department of Health and licensing boards can investigate and enforce violations by licensed professionals. Hospitals and satellite emergency departments face up to $5… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Raumesh Akbari (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Heidi Campbell (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Mark Pody (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-22 | House | FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/22/2026 | pass | 82 | 7 | | | 2026-04-20 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/20/2026 | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-03-30 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 | pass | 80 | 6 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/26/2026 | pass | 26 | 6 | | | 2026-02-18 | Senate | SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 3 | | ## Actions (36) - 2026-05-27: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-05-27: Pub. Ch. 1080 - 2026-05-22: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-05-11: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-30: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 82, Nays 7 PNV 1 (House) - 2026-04-20: H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/21/2026 (House) - 2026-04-20: Conference Committee report adopted, (Senate) - 2026-04-17: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/20/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Conf. comm. appointed. (Reps. Helton-Haynes, Gant, Freeman, Love) (House) - 2026-04-14: H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/15/2026 (House) - 2026-04-13: Conference Committee appointed. (Lamar, Massey, Crowe) (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Senate refused to recede from its non-concurrence. (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/13/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-07: H. refused to recede from H. am. no. 1 (House) - 2026-04-06: H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/7/2026 (House) - 2026-04-02: Senate refused to concur in amendment (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/2/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Passed H., as am., Ayes 80, Nays 6, PNV 2 (House) - 2026-03-30: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0811) (House) - 2026-03-30: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-03-02: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2026-02-26: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 6 (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0493) (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/26/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/18/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 2/18/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/11/2026 (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee (Senate) - 2026-01-15: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - HA0811, 2026-03-30: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0811.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1080.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1681.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1681.pdf) - SA0493: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0493.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 1668: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to penalties for violations of ordinances. 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(signed) ## Sources - [HA0811 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0811.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1080.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1681.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1681.pdf) - [SA0493 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0493.pdf) ## Related - [SB 1668: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to pena…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1668-2025-2026) - [SB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1667-2025-2026) - [SB 1602: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1602-2025-2026) - [SB 1326: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1326-2025-2026) - [SB 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1232-2025-2026) - [SB 1255: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 6…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1255-2025-2026) - [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-SB1681-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).