TN HB1639 | 2023-2024 | 113th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Passed on May 1 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-01 - Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Passed on May 1 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-01 - Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
As enacted, provides that, if an incapacitated or deceased patient has no authorized representative, the patient's next of kin will be treated as an authorized representative for the patient for the purposes of obtaining the patient's hospital records. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63 and Title 68, relative to medical records.
Sponsors
| Rep. Jerome Moon [R] | Rep. Johnny Garrett [R] | Rep. G.A. Hardaway [D] | Rep. Dale Carr [R] |
| Rep. John Crawford [R] | Rep. Scott Cepicky [R] |
Roll Calls
2024-03-28 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-22 - House - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 94 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-22 - House - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 94 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-01 | Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 | |
| 2024-05-01 | Pub. Ch. 739 | |
| 2024-04-22 | Signed by Governor. | |
| 2024-04-10 | House | Transmitted to Governor for his action. |
| 2024-04-08 | Senate | Signed by Senate Speaker |
| 2024-04-04 | House | Signed by H. Speaker |
| 2024-04-02 | House | Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. |
| 2024-03-28 | Senate | Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 |
| 2024-03-28 | Senate | Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0812) |
| 2024-03-28 | Senate | Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. |
| 2024-02-26 | Senate | Received from House, Passed on First Consideration |
| 2024-02-22 | House | Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. |
| 2024-02-22 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2024-02-22 | House | Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 |
| 2024-02-22 | House | H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0527) |
| 2024-02-15 | House | H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/22/2024 |
| 2024-02-14 | House | Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/15/2024 |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee |
| 2024-01-31 | House | Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/7/2024 |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee |
| 2024-01-24 | House | Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 1/30/2024 |
| 2024-01-10 | House | Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee |
| 2024-01-10 | House | P2C, ref. to Health Committee |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Intro., P1C. |
| 2024-01-05 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB1779 (Crossfiled) 2024-05-01 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 739
