2023-2024 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB1639: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63 and Title 68, relative to medical records.
Legislative 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.
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Bill History
1/5/2024
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
1/9/2024
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
1/10/2024
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
House of Representatives
1/10/2024
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives
1/24/2024
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 1/30/2024
House of Representatives
1/30/2024
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
House of Representatives
1/31/2024
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/7/2024
House of Representatives
2/7/2024
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
2/14/2024
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/15/2024
House of Representatives
2/15/2024
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/22/2024
House of Representatives
2/22/2024
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0527)
House of Representatives
2/22/2024
Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
House of Representatives
2/22/2024
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/22/2024
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House of Representatives
2/26/2024
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
3/28/2024
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Senate
3/28/2024
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0812)
Senate
3/28/2024
Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0
Senate
4/2/2024
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
House of Representatives
4/4/2024
Signed by H. Speaker
House of Representatives
4/8/2024
Signed by Senate Speaker
Senate
4/10/2024
Transmitted to Governor for his action.
House of Representatives
4/22/2024
Signed by Governor.
5/1/2024
Pub. Ch. 739
5/1/2024
Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
Amendments
HA0527
Amendment 1-0 to HB1639
2/7/2024Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration
3/28/2024
31
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
2/22/2024
94
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/1/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 5
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Jerome Moon
Republican