TennCare - As enacted, prohibits the division from providing coverage or reimbursement for a medical procedure performed on, or administered to, an individual if the performance or administration of the procedure is for the purpose of enabling the individual to identify with, or live as, a purported identity inconsistent with the individual's sex, or treat purported discomfort or distress from a discordance between the individual's sex and asserted identity. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5.
SB 2118 would restrict Tennessee's Medicaid program (TennCare) from covering or reimbursing medical procedures intended to help an individual live as a gender inconsistent with their sex assigned at birth or to treat gender dysphoria. The bill defines "medical procedure" to include surgeries and the prescription of puberty blockers or hormones. Exceptions are allowed for procedures treating congenital defects, precocious puberty, or physical injuries (but not gender dysphoria), and for existing treatments started before the law's effective date (with coverage ending March 31, 2027). The law would take effect July 1, 2026.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Last action Apr 24, 2026
Floor votes
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No floor votes recorded yet.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Mar 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/18/2026
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/17/2026
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/11/2026
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare 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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