Memorials, Recognition - National Donate Life Month, April 2026 -

This Tennessee House Joint Resolution 1143 formally recognizes April 2026 as National Donate Life Month to honor organ, eye, and tissue donors and transplant recipients. The resolution highlights the urgent need for more donors, noting that thousands of Tennesseans are currently on the transplant waiting list and that thirteen people die daily while waiting for organs. It encourages citizens to register as donors through DonateLifeTN.org or at driver services centers, emphasizing that one donor can save up to seventy-five lives. The bill serves as a commemorative acknowledgment rather than creating new legal requirements or funding changes.