---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts the \"Grace Anne Sparks Coercive Suicide Prevention Law of 2026.\" - Amends TCA Title 39."
description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts the \"Grace Anne Sparks Coercive Suicide Prevention Law of 2026.\" - Amends TCA Title 39."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1815"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1815 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-01-20"
last_action: "2026-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c337e74b-d91d-40a6-8309-03fcd5a388b0"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1815&ga=114"
source_hash: "5cc2edd4b33170f1b793eb745e775fa9b1e0b4b565d32101cadedd3daa36c304"
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 1815 (114) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts the "Grace Anne Sparks Coercive Suicide Prevention Law of 2026." - Amends TCA Title 39.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0572** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0572.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA1218** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1218.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0563** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0563.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1815.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/22/2026 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/9/2026 Passed (2) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY WILLIAMS PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/3/2026 Passed (3) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-20** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-21** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-01-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/3/2026
- **2026-03-03** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-03-06** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026
- **2026-03-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-09** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0563)
- **2026-03-12** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-21** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/22/2026
- **2026-04-21** Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-21** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1218) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0572) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-21** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-22** Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA1218) `passage`
- **2026-04-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-30** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-05-07** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-27** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- **2026-05-27** Pub. Ch. 1098

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c337e74b-d91d-40a6-8309-03fcd5a388b0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).