# Tennessee SB 2031: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to private causes of action. Tennessee SB 2031, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to private causes of action., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-28 (Effective date(s) 04/23/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2031-2025-2026 - 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 2031 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to private causes of action. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-22 - Last action: 2026-04-28, Effective date(s) 04/23/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 23 - Subjects: Healthcare Liability - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (200 yes, 53 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Sue over coerced gender-identity procedures: benefit, high. You can sue a healthcare professional for money if a covered procedure injured you and the provider coerced consent. Licensed providers and clinics regulated by the state are covered. Covered care includes surgery or giving puberty blockers or hormones to help you live as an identity inconsistent w… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Paul Bailey (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Richard Briggs (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Rusty Crowe (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Todd Gardenhire (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Ferrell Haile (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Bobby Harshbarger (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tom Hatcher (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Joey Hensley (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Ed Jackson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Johnson - Cosponsor: Becky D. Massey (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mark Pody (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Reeves - Cosponsor: Kerry Roberts (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jessie Seal (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Stevens - Cosponsor: Brent Taylor (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Page Walley (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Bo Watson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: White - Cosponsor: Ken Yager (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-06 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/6/2026 | pass | 27 | 5 | | | 2026-04-02 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/2/2026 | pass | 72 | 19 | | | 2026-04-02 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/2/2026 | pass | 70 | 22 | | | 2026-03-23 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/23/2026 | pass | 24 | 5 | | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 2 | | ## Actions (28) - 2026-04-28: Effective date(s) 04/23/2026 - 2026-04-28: Pub. Ch. 794 - 2026-04-23: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-09: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 5 (Amendment 1 - HA0752) (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/6/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Passed H., as am., Ayes 72, Nays 19, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-04-02: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0752) (House) - 2026-04-02: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-03-26: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2026-03-23: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 24, Nays 5, PNV 4 (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0639) (Senate) - 2026-03-20: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/23/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/10/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/17/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/10/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/24/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - HA0752 (Substitute), 2026-04-02: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0752.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0794.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1872.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2031.pdf) - SA0639: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0639.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 2057: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 35; Title 7, Chapter 82 and Title 68, Chapter 221, relative to sewer systems. 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(signed) ## Sources - [HA0752 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0752.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0794.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1872.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2031.pdf) - [SA0639 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0639.pdf) ## Related - [SB 2057: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 35; Title 7, Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2057-2025-2026) - [SB 2017: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 34, Part 6, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2017-2025-2026) - [SB 1915: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapt…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1915-2025-2026) - [SB 1900: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to fi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1900-2025-2026) - [SB 1766: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13;…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1766-2025-2026) - [SB 1771: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1771-2025-2026) - [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-SB2031-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).