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SB2045 • 2026

Public Health

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63 and Title 68, Chapter 33, relative to prohibited medical procedures.

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Sponsor
Taylor, Carringer
Last action
2026-02-05
Official status
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details about what types of medical procedures are prohibited or how the reported information will be used by the Department of Health.

Healthcare Provider Reporting Requirements

This bill requires healthcare regulatory authorities to report quarterly to the Department of Health about disciplinary actions taken against providers who perform or offer prohibited medical procedures on minors.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires healthcare provider regulators to send reports every three months to the state health department.
  • The reports must include how many and what kind of punishments were given for breaking rules about certain medical treatments for young people.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Healthcare regulatory authorities
  • The Department of Health

Terms To Know

Prohibited medical procedures
Medical treatments that are not allowed for minors according to Tennessee law.
Disciplinary actions
Punishments given by regulatory authorities when rules are broken, such as fines or license revocation.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what types of medical procedures are prohibited.
  • It is unclear how the information will be used once it is reported to the Department of Health.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  2. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  3. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  4. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  5. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  6. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  7. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HOUSE BILL 2310
By Carringer

SENATE BILL 2045
By Taylor
SB2045
012127
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63
and Title 68, Chapter 33, relative to prohibited
medical procedures.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-33-107, is amended by
designating the existing language as subsection (a) and adding the following as a new
subsection:
(b) Each appropriate regulatory authority, pursuant to title 63 or this title, shall
report quarterly to the department of health the number and type of disciplinary actions
taken pursuant to this section.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.