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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 1098
SENATE BILL NO. 1815
By Bailey, Akbari, Bowling, Lowe, Massey, Reeves, Rose, White
Substituted for: House Bill No. 1951
By Williams, Powell, Littleton, Travis, Alexander, Russell, Davis, Scarbrough, Doggett, Towns,
Reneau, Moody, Cochran, Freeman, Sparks, Bricken, Hawk, Helton-Haynes, Terry, Haston,
Powers, White, Howell, Camper
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to criminal offenses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. This act is known and may be cited as the "Grace Anne Sparks Coercive
Suicide Prevention Law of 2026."
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 2, is amended by adding
the following as a new section:
(a) A person commits the offense of coercive suicide who:
(1) Intentionally, in any manner, advises or encourages another person to
commit or attempt to commit suicide for the purpose of inciting, persuading, or aiding
the other person to commit or attempt to commit suicide within an imminent period of
time; and
(2) Knows that the other person has communicated an intent to commit
suicide.
(b) A violation of this section is a Class D felony.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it, and applies to
acts committed on or after that date.
SENATE BILL NO. 1815
PASSED: April 22, 2026
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RANDY ~NALLY
SPEAKER OF THE SENATE
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CAMERON SEXTON, SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APPROVED this Z2-,,..( day of (V]ef 2026
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