---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Health - As enacted, adds as a disease for which a laboratory must test during a standard serological test of a pregnant woman hepatitis C antibody (anti-HCV) with automatic reflex to HCV RNA if anti-HCV is reactive, and makes certain other changes to the process of conducting required pregnancy serological tests. - Amends TCA Section 68-5-602."
description: "Public Health - As enacted, adds as a disease for which a laboratory must test during a standard serological test of a pregnant woman hepatitis C antibody (anti-HCV) with automatic reflex to HCV RNA if anti-HCV is reactive, and makes certain other changes to the process of conducting required pregnancy serological tests. - Amends TCA Section 68-5-602."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1283"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1283 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Health"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-06"
last_action: "2025-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8e5a4445-73a9-42ba-a667-6cd6c2aac496"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1283&ga=114"
source_hash: "49415b6d45b09258553261332e07c91992016b9425b9b0369ae85892353ec09f"
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 1283 (114) — Public Health - As enacted, adds as a disease for which a laboratory must test during a standard serological test of a pregnant woman hepatitis C antibody (anti-HCV) with automatic reflex to HCV RNA if anti-HCV is reactive, and makes certain other changes to the process of conducting required pregnancy serological tests. - Amends TCA Section 68-5-602.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1283.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/3/2025 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/6/2025 Passed (1) — **79–12** (pass) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/26/2025 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-06** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-19** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/26/2025
- **2025-02-25** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-02-26** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2025-02-27** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/3/2025
- **2025-03-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-03** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-03-03** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-06** Passed H., Ayes 79, Nays 12, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2025-03-06** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-03-06** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2025-03-07** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-03-10** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-11** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-12** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-20** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-28** Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- **2025-03-28** Pub. Ch. 46

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8e5a4445-73a9-42ba-a667-6cd6c2aac496`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).