HB 1639

  • Tennessee House Bill
  • 113th Regular Session (2023-2024)
  • Introduced in House Feb 26, 2024
  • Passed House Feb 22, 2024
  • Passed Senate Mar 28, 2024
  • Signed by Governor Apr 22, 2024

Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - 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.

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Actions


May 01, 2024

House

Effective date(s) 07/01/2024

House

Pub. Ch. 739

Apr 22, 2024

House

Signed by Governor.

Apr 10, 2024

House

Transmitted to Governor for his action.

Apr 08, 2024

Senate

Signed by Senate Speaker

Apr 04, 2024

House

Signed by H. Speaker

Apr 02, 2024

House

Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

Mar 28, 2024

House

Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

House

Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0812)

Senate

Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0

Feb 26, 2024

House

Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

Feb 22, 2024

House

Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0

House

Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

House

Sponsor(s) Added.

House

H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0527)

Feb 15, 2024

House

H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/22/2024

Feb 14, 2024

House

Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/15/2024

Feb 07, 2024

House

Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

Jan 31, 2024

House

Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/7/2024

Jan 30, 2024

House

Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee

Jan 24, 2024

House

Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 1/30/2024

Jan 10, 2024

House

P2C, ref. to Health Committee

House

Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee

Jan 09, 2024

House

Intro., P1C.

Jan 05, 2024

House

Filed for introduction

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Current Version PDF
Amendment HA0527 PDF
Amendment SA0812 PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Memo for HA0527 (12324)
Fiscal Note

Sources

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