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IntroducedFeb 04, 2025
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Tennessee House Bill
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.
Last Action See all actions
executive • May 18, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 883
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 853
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 9
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 5
NO: 2
OTHER: 0
YES: 11
NO: 7
YES: 7
NO: 1
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 0
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 24
NO: 7
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 77
NO: 13
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- May 18, 2026 | executive
- Comp. became Pub. Ch. 883
- Apr 16, 2026 | House
- Comp. SB subst.
- Sponsor(s) Added.
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Reset on cal. for 4/14/2026
- H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2026
- Apr 02, 2026 | House
- Reset on cal. for 4/9/2026
- H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/9/2026
- Mar 31, 2026 | House
- Sponsor(s) Added.
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026
- Mar 24, 2026 | House
- Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
- Mar 18, 2026 | House
- Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
- Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/24/2026
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/18/2026
- Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
- Mar 04, 2026 | House
- Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/11/2026
- Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/4/2026
- Feb 11, 2026 | House
- Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee
- Feb 04, 2026 | House
- Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/11/2026
- Feb 10, 2025 | House
- Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
- Feb 06, 2025 | House
- P2C, ref. to Health Committee
- Feb 05, 2025 | House
- Intro., P1C.
- Feb 04, 2025 | House
- Filed for introduction
Documents
- Fiscal Memo for HA0808 (13710) - Amendment 1-0 to HB0853
- Fiscal Memo for SA0609 (14530) - Amendment 1-0 to HB0853
- Fiscal Memo for SA0970 (16740) - Amendment 1-0 to HB0853
- House Fiscal Note (Dashboard): Fiscal Note for HB0853 -- Health Subcommittee 02/11/2026PDF
- House Supplemental (Dashboard): Scanned Fiscal Memo HB0853_(009780).pdf -- Health Subcommittee 02/11/2026PDF
- House Supplemental (Dashboard): Scanned Fiscal Memo HB0853_(013159).pdf -- Health Subcommittee 02/11/2026PDF
- House Supplemental (Dashboard): Scanned Fiscal Memo HB0853_(013710).pdf -- Health Subcommittee 02/11/2026PDF
- Video: House Floor Session - 61st Legislative Day Apr 16, 2026 (05h 35m)HTML
- Video: House Floor Session - 57th Legislative Day Apr 9, 2026 (02h 12m)HTML
- Video: House Floor Session - 53rd Legislative Day Apr 2, 2026 (01h 50m)HTML
- Video: Calendar & Rules Committee Mar 26, 2026 (00h 24m)HTML
- Video: Health Committee Mar 24, 2026 (01h 19m)HTML
- Video: Health Subcommittee Mar 18, 2026 (01h 23m)HTML
- Video: Health Subcommittee Feb 11, 2026 (00h 34m)HTML


