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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 773
HOUSE BILL NO. 1944
By Representatives Love, Pearson, Clemmons, Camper, Chism
Substituted for: Senate Bill No. 1697
By Senators Akbari, Campbell, Kyle, Lamar
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 5, relative to sickle
cell.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-5-504, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:
(d)
(1) The department shall test for the presence of sickle cell trait in each
newborn born on or after the effective date of this act.
(2) If the test results are positive for sickle cell trait, then the department
shall notify the parent or legal guardian of the newborn tested as soon as
practicable.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
HOUSE BILL NO. 1944
PASSED: April 6, 2026
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CAMERON SEXTON, SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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