HB2523Introduced in the House
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, Chapter 1, Part 9, relative to health care for pregnant patients.
Introduced by Aftyn Behn, District 51
What does this bill do?
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Official description
As introduced, enacts the "Maternal Health Care Protection Act," which prohibits the exercise of a healthcare provider's right of conscience under the Medical Ethics Defense Act from allowing the provider to refuse to participate in or pay for pregnancy-related healthcare procedures, treatments, or services that are within the scope of the provider's license and professional obligations; prohibits the exercise of such right from allowing a healthcare institution or healthcare payer to adopt or enforce a policy, guideline, or contractual provision that results in the denial of pregnancy-related healthcare procedures, treatments, or services. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 1, Part 9.
Where it stands
Failed in s/c Population Health Subcommittee of Health Committee
March 10, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
HouseStage: POPULATION HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Failed in s/c Population Health Subcommittee of Health Committee · March 10, 2026
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Absent or Not Voting
10 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Michele Carringer | 16 | No |
| Esther Helton-Haynes | 30 | No |
| Ron Travis | 31 | No |
| Iris Rudder | 39 | No |
| Paul Sherrell | 43 | No |
| Bryan Terry | 48 | No |
| John Clemmons | 55 | Yes |
| Shaundelle Brooks | 60 | Yes |
| Sabi Kumar | 66 | No |
| John Gillespie | 97 | No |
Bill history
Filed for introduction
Intro., P1C.
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
Assigned to s/c Population Health Subcommittee
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Placed on s/c cal Population Health Subcommittee for 3/10/2026
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Failed in s/c Population Health Subcommittee of Health Committee
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