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TN SB0001

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 28; Title 29; Title 33; Title 34; Title 36; Title 37; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to medical care of the young.


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Introduced
11/09/2022
In Committee
Crossed Over
02/13/2023
Passed
03/02/2023
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
03/22/2023

Introduced Session

113th General Assembly

Bill Summary

As enacted, prohibits a healthcare provider from performing on a minor or administering to a minor a medical procedure if the performance or administration of the procedure is for the purpose of enabling a minor to identify with, or live as, a purported identity inconsistent with the minor’s sex. - Amends TCA Title 28; Title 29; Title 33; Title 34; Title 36; Title 37; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

AI Summary

This bill prohibits healthcare providers from performing or administering medical procedures on minors for the purpose of enabling the minor to identify with or live as an identity inconsistent with their biological sex, or to treat discomfort or distress from a discordance between their sex and asserted identity. The bill defines key terms like "medical procedure," "minor," and "sex," and provides exceptions for treating congenital defects, precocious puberty, disease, or physical injury. It creates a private right of action for minors or their parents to sue healthcare providers who violate the law, and allows the state Attorney General to bring enforcement actions against violators. The bill also requires regulatory authorities to take disciplinary action against healthcare providers who knowingly violate the law.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services, Justice

Sponsors (13)

Last Action

Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 (on 03/22/2023)

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