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SB0793 • 2026

Health, Dept. of

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 29; Title 36; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to assisted reproductive technology.

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Sponsor
Bailey, Williams
Last action
2025-03-26
Official status
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Effective date
Not listed

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Report Requirements for Assisted Reproductive Technology

This bill requires the Tennessee Department of Health to report on standards and policies related to assisted reproductive technology by July 1, 2025.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the commissioner of health to write a report about rules and guidelines for assisted reproductive technology by July 1, 2025.
  • The report must be sent to the chairs of the Senate Health and Welfare Committee and the House committee with jurisdiction over health-related matters.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The commissioner of health
  • Chairs of the Senate Health and Welfare Committee and the House committee dealing with health-related matters

Terms To Know

assisted reproductive technology
Medical treatments that help people have babies when they can't conceive naturally.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what the standards and policies should include.
  • It is unclear how often these reports will be required after the initial one in July 2025.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee

  2. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/26/2025

  3. 2025-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Failed in s/c Population Health Subcommittee of Health Committee

  4. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Population Health Subcommittee for 3/18/2025

  5. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Population Health Subcommittee for 3/11/2025

  6. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Population Health Subcommittee

  7. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Health Committee - Government Operations for Review

  8. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee

  9. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  10. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  11. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  12. 2025-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  13. 2025-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

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Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 945
By Williams

SENATE BILL 793
By Bailey

SB0793
002528
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 29; Title 36; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to
assisted reproductive technology.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. On or before July 1, 2025, the commissioner of health shall report to the
chairs of the health and welfare committee of the senate and the committee of the house of
representatives having jurisdiction over health-related matters on the standards and policies for
assisted reproductive technology in this state.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.