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Tennessee Women's Rights Bills

252 women's rights bills in the Tennessee legislature, updated nightly.

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SB 1681·Signed into Law·May 27, 2026·Lamar
Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As introduced, prohibits hospital emergency departments from denying an appropriate medical screening examination to a pregnant woman who presents at the emergency department reporting to be in active labor or experiencing an emergency medical condition; prohibits transferring the pregnant woman unless her condition has been stabilized; requires that a transfer be under certain conditions and only upon the recommendation of an examining physician or qual...
Pub. Ch. 1080
HB 1943·Signed into Law·May 27, 2026·Harold Love
Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, prohibits a hospital emergency department, including a satellite emergency department, from denying to a woman who presents at such facility and purports or, if incapacitated, appears to be pregnant and experiencing active labor, other symptoms associated with active labor, or an emergency medical condition, an appropriate medical screening examination within the capability of the emergency department, including ancillary services routinely a...
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1080
HB 571·Signed into Law·May 27, 2026·Bulso
Safety - As enacted, enacts the "Riley Gaines Women's Safety and Protection Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 37; Title 41; Title 49 and Title 68.
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1052
SB 468·Signed into Law·May 27, 2026·Bowling
Safety - As enacted, enacts the "Riley Gaines Women's Safety and Protection Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 37; Title 41; Title 49 and Title 68.
Pub. Ch. 1052
HB 2369·Signed into Law·May 26, 2026·Clay Doggett
Criminal Procedure - As enacted, revises present law that authorizes the attorney general to bring an action to enforce compliance with the Tennessee Abortion-Inducing Drug Risk Protocol Act or intervene as a matter of right in a case in which the constitutionality of such act is challenged. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.
Pub. Ch. 1025
SB 2556·Signed into Law·May 26, 2026·Reeves
Controlled Substances - As enacted, clarifies that a substance that is approved by the U.S. food and drug administration and designated or scheduled under federal law by a final order published in the Federal Register is generally considered to be in the same schedule as such substance is designated or scheduled under the federal schedule of controlled substances after the expiration of 30 days from the date of publication of the final order; authorizes a licensed healthcare prescriber who is...
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1008
SB 2388·Signed into Law·May 26, 2026·Joey Hensley
Criminal Procedure - As enacted, revises present law that authorizes the attorney general to bring an action to enforce compliance with the Tennessee Abortion-Inducing Drug Risk Protocol Act or intervene as a matter of right in a case in which the constitutionality of such act is challenged. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1025
HB 2136·Signed into Law·May 26, 2026·Bryan Terry
Controlled Substances - As enacted, clarifies that a substance that is approved by the U.S. food and drug administration and designated or scheduled under federal law by a final order published in the Federal Register is generally considered to be in the same schedule as such substance is designated or scheduled under the federal schedule of controlled substances after the expiration of 30 days from the date of publication of the final order; authorizes a licensed healthcare prescriber who is...
Pub. Ch. 1008
SB 2412·Signed into Law·May 18, 2026·Hensley
Abortion - As enacted, revises present law that authorizes the attorney general to bring an action to enforce compliance with the Tennessee Abortion-Inducing Drug Risk Protocol Act or intervene as a matter of right in a case in which the constitutionality of such act is challenged; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 18; Title 29, Chapter 39 and Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 11.
Pub. Ch. 903
SB 1726·Signed into Law·May 18, 2026·Massey
Domestic Violence - As enacted, makes various changes to the present law pertaining to the persistent domestic violence offender registry. - Amends TCA Title 18; Section 38-6-103; Title 39 and Title 40.
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 921
HB 2380·Signed into Law·May 18, 2026·Terry
Abortion - As enacted, revises present law that authorizes the attorney general to bring an action to enforce compliance with the Tennessee Abortion-Inducing Drug Risk Protocol Act or intervene as a matter of right in a case in which the constitutionality of such act is challenged; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 18; Title 29, Chapter 39 and Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 11.
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 903
HB 2567·Signed into Law·May 18, 2026·Kumar
Domestic Violence - As enacted, makes various changes to the present law pertaining to the persistent domestic violence offender registry. - Amends TCA Title 18; Section 38-6-103; Title 39 and Title 40.
Pub. Ch. 921
HB 1624·Signed into Law·May 15, 2026·Barrett
Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates a criminal offense of knowingly violating a no contact order issued as part of a defendant's sentence or conditions of probation or parole following conviction for certain criminal offenses in which the alleged victim of the offense is a domestic abuse victim; punishes a violation as a Class A misdemeanor. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
Pub. Ch. 949
SB 1717·Signed into Law·May 15, 2026·Hensley
Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates a criminal offense of knowingly violating a no contact order issued as part of a defendant's sentence or conditions of probation or parole following conviction for certain criminal offenses in which the alleged victim of the offense is a domestic abuse victim; punishes a violation as a Class A misdemeanor. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 949
HB 754·Signed into Law·May 15, 2026·Jeremy Faison
Health Care - As enacted, revises law relative to gender clinics and related services. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 4; Title 33; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
Pub. Ch. 932
HB 1271·Signed into Law·May 15, 2026·Mark Cochran
State Government - As enacted, requires each governmental entity to revise any existing ordinance, resolution, rule, policy, and procedure that includes a reference to a natural person's sex or gender to state that those terms are defined as the immutable characteristics of the person's reproductive system that identify the person as male or female, as determined by anatomy and genetics testing at the time of birth; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title...
Pub. Ch. 938
SB 936·Signed into Law·May 15, 2026·Rose
State Government - As enacted, requires each governmental entity to revise any existing ordinance, resolution, rule, policy, and procedure that includes a reference to a natural person's sex or gender to state that those terms are defined as the immutable characteristics of the person's reproductive system that identify the person as male or female, as determined by anatomy and genetics testing at the time of birth; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title...
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 938
SJR 1139·Adopted·May 11, 2026·Steve Southerland
Memorials, Recognition - Negro Women's Civic Club of Greeneville, 75th anniversary -
Signed by Governor.
HJR 1648·Signed into Law·May 11, 2026·Gabby Salinas
Memorials, Recognition - Suffs -
Signed by Governor.
SJR 1156·Signed into Law·May 11, 2026·Lowe
Memorials, Sports - Bradley Central High School girls' basketball team -
Signed by Governor.

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