SB 828
FISCAL NOTE
Fiscal Review Committee
Tennessee General Assembly
April 4, 2025
Fiscal Analyst: Chris Higgins | Email: chris.higgins@capitol.tn.gov | Phone: 615-741-2564
SB 828
SUMMARY OF BILL: Requires a person who collects blood donations for the purpose of
providing blood for a blood transfusion to require a blood donor to disclose if the donor has
received a COVID-19 vaccination. Establishes that, if a donor indicates they have received a
COVID-19 vaccination, the person collecting the blood donation must label the blood bag
conspicuously to indicate that the donor has received a COVID-19 vaccination.
Authorizes a person in need of a blood transfusion in a nonemergent situation to request blood
based on the blood donor's COVID-19 vaccination status. Requires the healthcare professional
performing the transfusion to use the requested blood, if available.
FISCAL IMPACT:
NOT SIGNIFICANT
Assumptions:
• The proposed legislation establishes certain protocols for blood donation procedures
performed by private entities.
• Requiring a healthcare professional to utilize a requested type of blood for a nonemergency
blood transfusion will not have a significant impact on the policies or procedures of the
Department of Health or the health-related boards.
• Any fiscal impact to state or local government is estimated to be not significant.
CERTIFICATION:
The information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Bojan Savic, Executive Director