HB 1156 Tennessee House · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Children - As introduced, deletes the responsibility of a parent or legal guardian to ensure that such person's child receives vaccines as recommended by guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the American Academy of Pediatrics. - Amends TCA Title 37.

HB 1156 would remove a Tennessee law requiring parents or legal guardians to ensure their children receive vaccines recommended by the CDC or AAP. This change directly affects parents and guardians in Tennessee who currently have this legal obligation under TCA Title 37. The bill specifically deletes Section 37-10-401(a) of the Tennessee Code but clarifies it won't impact existing school, daycare, or childcare immunization requirements. The legislation is currently pending in the Health Committee for further review.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Last action Mar 4, 2025
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Total actions
8
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Def. to Summer Study in Population Health Subcommittee
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Population Health Subcommittee for 3/4/2025
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Population Health Subcommittee to 3/4/2025
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Population Health Subcommittee for 2/25/2025
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Population Health Subcommittee
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Susan Lynn
RRepublican
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