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SB2268 • 2026

Anatomical Gifts

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63 and Title 68, relative to anatomical gifts.

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Sponsor
Lowe, Terry
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

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Changing Certification Dates for Anatomical Gifts

This bill changes the certification date from July 1 to January 1 each year for medical facilities and research institutions covered under Tennessee's Genomic Security and End Organ Harvesting Act.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the certification date from July 1 to January 1 each year.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Medical facilities that handle anatomical gifts
  • Research institutions involved with genomic security

Terms To Know

anatomical gifts
body parts or organs donated for medical research, education, or transplantation.
certification
official confirmation that rules are being followed

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if a facility fails to certify by the new date.
  • It is unclear how this change will affect compliance with existing laws.

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

    Intro., P1C.

  4. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  5. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  6. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 2379
By Terry

SENATE BILL 2268
By Lowe
SB2268
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63
and Title 68, relative to anatomical gifts.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-30-206(a), is amended by
deleting "July 1" wherever it appears and substituting "January 1".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.