2021-2022 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB2535: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 14 and Title 68, Chapter 11, relative to visitation in long-term care facilities.
Legislative Summary
As enacted, requires nursing homes and assisted-care living facilities to permit at least one family member or resident representative who meets certain conditions to visit a resident of the facility during end-of-life situations if a disaster, emergency, or public health emergency for COVID-19 has been declared. - Amends TCA Title 14 and Title 68, Chapter 11.
Bill History
2/2/2022
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/2/2022
Intro.
House of Representatives
2/3/2022
P1C.
House of Representatives
2/7/2022
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
House of Representatives
2/8/2022
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/9/2022
Sponsor change.
House of Representatives
2/9/2022
Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
House of Representatives
2/16/2022
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/22/2022
House of Representatives
2/22/2022
Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/1/2022
House of Representatives
2/23/2022
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/1/2022
House of Representatives
3/1/2022
No Action Taken
House of Representatives
3/1/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/2/2022
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/8/2022
House of Representatives
3/8/2022
Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/15/2022
House of Representatives
3/9/2022
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/15/2022
House of Representatives
3/15/2022
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
House of Representatives
3/15/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/16/2022
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/23/2022
House of Representatives
3/21/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/23/2022
Action def. in Health Committee to 3/30/2022
House of Representatives
3/23/2022
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/30/2022
House of Representatives
3/30/2022
Action def. in Health Committee to 4/6/2022
House of Representatives
3/30/2022
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/6/2022
House of Representatives
4/6/2022
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/6/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/13/2022
Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
House of Representatives
4/26/2022
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/26/2022
House of Representatives
4/26/2022
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2022
House of Representatives
4/26/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/27/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/27/2022
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
6/3/2022
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1123
Amendments
HA0890
Amendment 1-0 to HB2535
4/6/2022Not Adopted
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(6/3/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 14
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Rebecca Alexander
Republican
Co-Sponsors (14)
David Byrd
Republican
Bruce Griffey
Republican
Paul Sherrell
Republican
Johnny Garrett
Republican
G.A. Hardaway
Democrat
Patsy Hazlewood
Republican
Scott Cepicky
Republican
Debra Moody
Republican
John Ragan
Republican
Rick Eldridge
Republican
Esther Helton-Haynes
Republican
John Gillespie
Republican
Mary Littleton
Republican
Iris Rudder
Republican