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Tennessee General Assembly · HB 853 · Sponsor(s) Added.

Children - As enacted, clarifies that a child's parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian may, to the extent allowable by federal law, access and review all health and medical records of the child, including those recor

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Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 49; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to healthcare treatment of minors. Read the full text

114th general assembly (2025-2026)

What it does

Children - As enacted, clarifies that a child's parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian may, to the extent allowable by federal law, access and review all health and medical records of the child, including those records related to treatments available to unemancipated minors without parental consent; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 49; Title 63 and Title 68. Companion bill has been assigned Public Chapter Number 883 by the Secretary of State.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

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Filed for introduction · Jan 23, 2025

Senate

Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · Jan 27, 2025

Senate

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee · Feb 10, 2025

Senate

Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/12/2025 · Mar 5, 2025

Senate

Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/19/2025 · Mar 12, 2025

Senate

Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025 · Mar 12, 2025

Senate

Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/26/2025 · Mar 19, 2025

Senate

Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/26/2025 · Mar 19, 2025

Senate

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee · Mar 26, 2025

Senate

Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/4/2026 · Feb 26, 2026

Senate

Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 · Mar 4, 2026

Senate

Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/17/2026 · Mar 11, 2026

Senate

Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/18/2026 · Mar 17, 2026

Senate

Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/18/2026 · Mar 17, 2026

Senate

Reset on Final calendar of Senate Health and Welfare Committee · Mar 18, 2026

Senate

Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/1/2026 · Mar 25, 2026

Senate

Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 1 · Apr 1, 2026

Senate

Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2026 · Apr 10, 2026

Senate

Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0970) · Apr 14, 2026

Senate

Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0609) · Apr 14, 2026

Senate

Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 24, Nays 7, PNV 1 · Apr 14, 2026

Senate

Engrossed; ready for transmission to House · Apr 14, 2026

Senate

Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 14, 2026

Senate

Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. · Apr 16, 2026

House

Subst. for comp. HB. · Apr 16, 2026

House

Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0808) · Apr 16, 2026

House

Passed H., Ayes 77, Nays 13, PNV 1 · Apr 16, 2026

House

Enrolled and ready for signatures · Apr 20, 2026

Senate

Signed by Senate Speaker · Apr 21, 2026

Senate

Signed by H. Speaker · Apr 21, 2026

House

Transmitted to Governor for action. · Apr 23, 2026

Senate

Signed by Governor. · May 5, 2026

Senate

Pub. Ch. 883 · May 18, 2026

House

Effective date(s) 05/05/2026 · May 18, 2026

House

Filed for introduction · Feb 4, 2025

House

Intro., P1C. · Feb 5, 2025

House

P2C, ref. to Health Committee · Feb 6, 2025

House

Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee · Feb 10, 2025

House

Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/11/2026 · Feb 4, 2026

House

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee · Feb 11, 2026

House

Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/4/2026 · Feb 25, 2026

House

Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/11/2026 · Mar 4, 2026

House

Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 · Mar 4, 2026

House

Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/18/2026 · Mar 11, 2026

House

Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 · Mar 11, 2026

House

Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee · Mar 18, 2026

House

Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/24/2026 · Mar 18, 2026

House

Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · Mar 24, 2026

House

Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026 · Mar 25, 2026

House

H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026 · Mar 26, 2026

House

Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 31, 2026

House

Reset on cal. for 4/9/2026 · Apr 2, 2026

House

H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/9/2026 · Apr 2, 2026

House

Reset on cal. for 4/14/2026 · Apr 9, 2026

House

H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2026 · Apr 9, 2026

House

Comp. SB subst. · Apr 16, 2026

House

Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 16, 2026

House

The numbers

7
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

ReneauCochranHardawayBarrettVitalCrawfordMartin G

Recorded votes

Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules CommitteeHouse · 2026-03-24 · Passed · Ayes 11, Noes 7, Present and not voting 2
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health CommitteeHouse · 2026-03-18 · Passed · Ayes 5, Noes 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Tennessee legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Sponsor(s) Added. (Apr 16, 2026).