HB 2498
Pub
TennCare - As enacted, prohibits the division from providing coverage or reimbursement for a medical procedure performed on, or administered to, an individual if the performance or administration of the procedure is for the purpose of enabling the individual to identify with, or live as, a purported identity inconsistent with the individual's sex, or treat purported discomfort or distress from a discordance between the individual's sex and asserted identity. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5.
- Tennessee
- House / Assembly
- Introduced Feb 3, 2026
- Session 114
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Pub. Ch. 765
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Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
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Signed by Governor.
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Transmitted to Governor for his action.
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Signed by H. Speaker
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Signed by Senate Speaker
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Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
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Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
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Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 6
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Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
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Passed H., Ayes 73, Nays 14, PNV 0
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Sponsor(s) Added.
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Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
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Sponsor(s) Added.
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Objected to on Consent Calendar.
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H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/12/2026
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H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/9/2026
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Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/5/2026
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Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
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Sponsor(s) Added.
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Sponsor(s) Added.
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Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/3/2026
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Sponsor(s) Added.
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Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee
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Placed on s/c cal Tenncare Subcommittee for 2/17/2026
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P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee
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Assigned to s/c Tenncare Subcommittee
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Intro., P1C.
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Filed for introduction