# Tennessee SB 1947: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 32, relative to blood donations.

Tennessee SB 1947, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 32, relative to blood donations., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-03-02 (Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1947
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 32, relative to blood donations.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Last action: 2026-03-02, Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Hospitals and Health Care Facilities
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (32 yes, 8 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Mark Pody (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 2/26/2026 | pass | 25 | 6 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 2 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 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, Ayes 25, Nays 6 (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/26/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/18/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1947.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1947.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1947.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1947.pdf)

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