Tennessee HB 1951 — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts the "Grace Anne Sparks Coercive Suicide Prevention Law of 2026." - Amends TCA Title 39.
Tennessee, 114. HB 1951: Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts the "Grace Anne Sparks Coercive Suicide Prevention Law of 2026." - Amends TCA Title 39.
Latest action
May 27, 2026 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1098
Summary
No summary was supplied. Use the original legislative source for the bill text.
Sponsors
- Williams — primary sponsor
Bill text
Current Version Read version ↗
Amendment HA0572 Read version ↗
Amendment HA1218 Read version ↗
Amendment SA0563 Read version ↗
Recorded votes
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/18/2026 Passed
February 18, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 22 · no: 0 · not voting: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (22)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Travis | yes |
| Towns | yes |
| Todd | yes |
| Stinnett | yes |
| Scarbrough | yes |
| Salinas | yes |
| Russell | yes |
| Powell | yes |
| Littleton | yes |
| Lamberth | yes |
| Keisling | yes |
| Johnson | yes |
| Harris | yes |
| Hardaway | yes |
| Garrett | yes |
| Farmer | yes |
| Eldridge | yes |
| Doggett | yes |
| Davis | yes |
| Bulso | yes |
| Atchley | yes |
| Alexander | yes |
HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 2/11/2026 Passed (4)
February 11, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 8 · no: 0 · not voting: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (8)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Salinas | yes |
| Russell | yes |
| Powell | yes |
| Littleton | yes |
| Lamberth | yes |
| Farmer | yes |
| Doggett | yes |
| Atchley | yes |
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2026 Passed (2)
April 17, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 26 · no: 0 · not voting: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (26)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker Sexton | yes |
| Zachary | yes |
| Williams | yes |
| Vaughan | yes |
| Sparks | yes |
| Shaw | yes |
| Reeves | yes |
| Parkinson | yes |
| Moody | yes |
| Lamberth | yes |
| Hulsey | yes |
| Hicks T | yes |
| Hicks G | yes |
| Hawk | yes |
| Hale | yes |
| Grills | yes |
| Gillespie | yes |
| Garrett | yes |
| Gant | yes |
| Crawford | yes |
| Cochran | yes |
| Chism | yes |
| Capley | yes |
| Camper | yes |
| Boyd | yes |
| Baum | yes |
HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026 4/16/2026 (3)
April 20, 2026 · House · fail
yes: 0 · no: 0 · not voting: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (0)
No individual positions were supplied for this vote.
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2026 Passed (1)
April 17, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 13 · no: 0 · not voting: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (13)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Zachary | yes |
| Williams | yes |
| Shaw | yes |
| Reeves | yes |
| Parkinson | yes |
| Hicks T | yes |
| Hicks G | yes |
| Gillespie | yes |
| Gant | yes |
| Crawford | yes |
| Cochran | yes |
| Chism | yes |
| Capley | yes |
Legislative history
- Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1098
- Comp. SB subst.
- Sponsor(s) Added.
- H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026
- Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026
- Rec for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026
- Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
- Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026
- Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
- Placed behind the budget
- Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/18/2026
- Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
- Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/11/2026
- Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
- Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/4/2026
- Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- Sponsor(s) Added.
- Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
- Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
- Sponsor(s) Added.
- Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/18/2026
- P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
- Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/11/2026
- Intro., P1C.
- Filed for introduction
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