---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Health - As enacted, creates a civil cause of action against any person who intentionally recruits, harbors, or transports an unemancipated minor within this state for the purpose of receiving a prohibited medical procedure, regardless of where the medical procedure is to be procured. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 36; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 68."
description: "Public Health - As enacted, creates a civil cause of action against any person who intentionally recruits, harbors, or transports an unemancipated minor within this state for the purpose of receiving a prohibited medical procedure, regardless of where the medical procedure is to be procured. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 36; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2782"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2782 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Health"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bowling"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 32
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-01-31"
last_action: "2024-06-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/afdee629-ad56-405e-ad9e-3857975f342b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2782&GA=113"
source_hash: "2c687e1c663ddcddc5f42e80f59129cd85bbfa93e3a5f1ed39c4083d7e164478"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee SB 2782 (113) — Public Health - As enacted, creates a civil cause of action against any person who intentionally recruits, harbors, or transports an unemancipated minor within this state for the purpose of receiving a prohibited medical procedure, regardless of where the medical procedure is to be procured. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 36; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 68.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0888** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0888.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA1119** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1119.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0953** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0953.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2782.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: House Amend# 2 Motion To Non Concur 4/25/2024 Passed — **26–5** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/25/2024 Passed (1) — **63–16** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/25/2024 Passed (1) — **25–4** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR 2 PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/24/2024 Passed (3) — **75–20** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/11/2024 Passed (2) — **26–4** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0 4/2/2024 Passed (3) — **7–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR 2 AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/24/2024 Passed (2) — **75–21** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bowling — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
- **2024-03-27** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2024
- **2024-04-01** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2024
- **2024-04-01** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2024
- **2024-04-02** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2024-04-09** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/11/2024
- **2024-04-11** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-11** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-04-11** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 4 `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0953)
- **2024-04-15** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-24** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/25/2024
- **2024-04-24** Passed H., as am., Ayes 75, Nays 21, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-24** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1119) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-24** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0888) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-24** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-25** Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 63, Nays 16 PNV 0
- **2024-04-25** Conference Committee report adopted, Aye 25, Nay 4
- **2024-04-25** Conf. comm. appointed. (Richey, Farmer, Doggett, Hardaway)
- **2024-04-25** Conference Committee appointed. (Bailey, Yarbro, Pody)
- **2024-04-25** Senate refused to recede from its non-concurrence.
- **2024-04-25** H. refused to recede from H am. no. 2
- **2024-04-25** Senate refused to concur in amendment `amendment-failure`
- **2024-04-29** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-15** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-16** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-06-03** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-06-03** Pub. Ch. 1064

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/afdee629-ad56-405e-ad9e-3857975f342b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).