Healthcare Liability - As enacted, authorizes a person to bring a civil action against a healthcare professional for an injury that is a result of a medical procedure, if the procedure was for enabling the person to identify with, or live as, a purported identity inconsistent with the person's sex or treating purported discomfort or distress from a discordance between the person's sex and asserted identity, and the person consented; or if the person was a minor at the time of the procedure, the person's parent, guardian, or representative consented due to an act of coercion by the professional. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 63 and Title 68.
SB 2031 creates a new legal right for individuals to sue healthcare professionals if they were coerced into receiving certain medical procedures - such as puberty blockers, hormones, or surgeries - based on false claims about gender identity. It specifically applies when patients (or parents/guardians for minors) consented due to coercion by the provider, and the procedure was intended to help someone "identify with a purported identity inconsistent with sex." The bill defines "medical procedure" broadly to include hormone treatments, surgical interventions, and related care. Lawsuits must be filed within 18 years of the procedure or when the injury was discovered.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Signed Apr 23, 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
14
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Apr 23, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 5 (Amendment 1 - HA0752)
upper
Apr 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0752)
lower
Apr 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 72, Nays 19, PNV 0
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0639)
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 24, Nays 5, PNV 4
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/17/2026
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/10/2026
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2026
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/10/2026
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/24/2026
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Adam Lowe
RRepublican
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