Health Care - As enacted, prohibits certain healthcare providers from knowingly or willfully asking a minor, or a health insurance issuer, managed care organization, or entity providing reimbursement for healthcare services from requiring or requesting a healthcare provider or facility to ask, certain gender-related questions for any purpose; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 47; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
HB 1665 prohibits healthcare providers in Tennessee from asking minors specific gender-related questions (such as whether a minor feels normal in their body or identifies as a different gender) without a parent being physically present, fully informed, and providing written consent. The bill applies to all healthcare settings covered under Tennessee law and requires such questions to be directly related to a minor's current medical or psychological treatment. Exceptions include emergency care, mandated reporting for abuse, and situations where a minor is emancipated or a parent themselves. The legislation also bars insurance companies from requiring these questions for payment or penalizing providers who don't ask them. It amends multiple Tennessee code sections (Titles 4, 33, 47, 56, 63, 68, 71) to enforce these requirements.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 15, 2026
Signed Apr 13, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
13
Committee
9
Amendments
1
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 6
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0675)
lower
Mar 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 72, Nays 21, PNV 0
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2026
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/10/2026
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Health Committee to 3/10/2026
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/3/2026
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/11/2026
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Committee
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Committee
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Aron Maberry
RRepublican
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