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Tennessee Senate Passes Amended Trans Healthcare Tracking Bill
The 24-7 vote adds attorney general oversight and strips county data from public reports after privacy concerns from Democrats and activists.
- On Monday, Tennessee State Senators passed Senate Bill 676 in a 24 to 7 vote, requiring doctors to report on transgender-related healthcare; the House must take a second floor vote to reconcile disparate versions.
- Tensions surrounding anti-LGBTQIA bills have remained high throughout the session, with protesters from the Tennessee Equality Project gathering at the Capitol ahead of the vote.
- Dahron Annelise Johnson, co-chair of the Nashville Committee of TEP, called the bill "inherently problematic," arguing it singles out non-cisgender patients to track medical treatments and hormone therapy.
- Senators approved two amendments: one removing county-level data from reports to protect patient privacy, and another authorizing the attorney general to investigate providers who fail to comply.
- Sen. Raumesh Akbari opposed the bill, warning it could push vulnerable individuals toward self-harm while navigating their gender identity, citing privacy concerns and conversion therapy provisions.
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Senate Bill 676 passes despite concerns over transgender rights - Nashville Banner
As Tennessee State Senators came to the floor on Monday afternoon, about two dozen activists formed a wall in the hallway, singing to the lawmakers. “Whether you’re cisgender “Whether you’re trans “Equal protection is the law of this land” The group, led by the Tennessee Equality Project (TEP), was there to protest Senate Bill 676, a proposed state law that will likely require doctors to report on transgender related healthcare, ahead of its …
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