TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Nov 9, 2022

Republican leaders in the General Assembly filed a bill today to prohibit health care providers from performing medical procedures on minors for the purpose of transitioning or treating gender dysphoria, the Nashville Post reports. House/Senate Bill 1, introduced by House Majority Leader William Lamberth, R-Portland, and Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson, R-Franklin, would allow a minor or parent of a minor to sue a health care provider for damages. In addition, a minor could sue a parent who consented to surgery or other gender-affirming treatment on the minor’s behalf. Violating the law would be a civil offense with penalties up to $25,000 for health care providers for “knowingly violating the law.” The 113th Tennessee General Assembly is scheduled to convene on Jan. 10, 2023.