Constitutional Amendments - Proposes an amendment to Article I of the Constitution of Tennessee to grant a person the right to forgo medical treatment. -
This resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to Tennessee's Constitution, granting individuals the right to refuse any medical treatment - including procedures, medications, vaccinations, or other interventions - without being forced to undergo it, even during a state emergency. It would directly affect all Tennesseans by establishing a new constitutional right to medical autonomy. The amendment requires the Tennessee General Assembly to create laws implementing this right, though it does not specify how such laws would operate.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2025
Last action Apr 15, 2026
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
13
Committee
17
Apr 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways and Means Committee
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Apr 8, 2026
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Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
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Mar 4, 2026
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Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to Special Calendar to be Published with the Final Calendar
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Feb 25, 2026
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Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/4/2026
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Apr 9, 2025
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Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
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Apr 2, 2025
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Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/9/2025
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Mar 26, 2025
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Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to the Constitutional Calendar
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Mar 19, 2025
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Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
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Mar 18, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
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Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
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Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/18/2025
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Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/12/2025
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Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/5/2025
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
Intro., ref. to Health Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gino Bulso
RRepublican
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