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Subcommittee advances bill creating civil cause of action for coerced gender-transition procedures
Summary
A Tennessee Civil Justice subcommittee advanced House Bill 18-72, as amended, to create a prospective civil cause of action against health-care professionals who perform gender-transition procedures when a person alleges coercion; sponsor said the Attorney General requested statutory alignment. The committee voted to send the bill to full judiciary, 5–1.
Deputy Speaker Zachary, sponsor of House Bill 18-72, told the Civil Justice Subcommittee the bill "creates a civil cause of action against a health care professional by a person who suffered an injury as a result of a gender transition procedure if that person has been coerced." He said a retroactive provision had been removed so the law would apply only prospectively and that "this is directly from the AG" to ensure the language aligns with current statute.
Representative Johnson asked whether the procedures are already illegal for minors; Zachary replied that minors are covered by existing bans and that the bill would "apply if [an adult] are coerced." After brief questioning the committee voted to send HB 18-72, as amended with drafting/code changes, to full judiciary; the Clerk recorded five ayes and one no. The sponsor added the amendments to incorporate Attorney General guidance and clarified definitions of coercion in the bill text.
