2021-2022 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB2054: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to vital records.
Legislative Summary
As enacted, authorizes a medical examiner or attending or pronouncing physician in a hospital to file a death certificate; removes authority for a person acting as a funeral director who first assumes custody of the dead body to file a death certificate; removes requirement for an attending physician or medical examiner to give notice for delay in completing medical certification for the cause of death to a person acting as a funeral director. - Amends TCA Title 68.
Bill History
1/27/2022
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
1/31/2022
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/2/2022
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
House of Representatives
2/2/2022
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/2/2022
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/8/2022
House of Representatives
2/8/2022
Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 2/15/2022
House of Representatives
2/9/2022
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/15/2022
House of Representatives
2/15/2022
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
House of Representatives
2/16/2022
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/23/2022
House of Representatives
2/23/2022
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/2/2022
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/3/2022
House of Representatives
3/3/2022
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/7/2022
House of Representatives
3/7/2022
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0547)
House of Representatives
3/7/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/7/2022
Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0
House of Representatives
3/8/2022
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House of Representatives
3/10/2022
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
3/14/2022
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Senate
3/14/2022
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0596)
Senate
3/14/2022
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
Senate
3/16/2022
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
House of Representatives
3/16/2022
Signed by H. Speaker
House of Representatives
3/16/2022
Signed by Senate Speaker
Senate
3/17/2022
Transmitted to Governor for his action.
House of Representatives
3/28/2022
Signed by Governor.
3/30/2022
Pub. Ch. 685
3/30/2022
Effective date(s) 03/28/2022
Amendments
HA0547
Amendment 1-0 to HB2054
2/23/2022Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration
3/14/2022
32
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
3/7/2022
93
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(3/30/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
