2023-2024 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB1883: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 34; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to patient visitation.
Legislative Summary
As enacted, establishes that generally an attorney or an agent designated to make healthcare decisions under a durable power of attorney for health care has a right to in-person visitation with the principal at a hospital where the principal is located to evaluate the principal's condition. - Amends TCA Title 34; Title 63 and Title 68.
Bill History
1/22/2024
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
1/24/2024
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
1/25/2024
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
House of Representatives
1/30/2024
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/14/2024
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/20/2024
House of Representatives
2/20/2024
Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 2/27/2024
House of Representatives
2/21/2024
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/27/2024
House of Representatives
2/22/2024
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/26/2024
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/27/2024
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
House of Representatives
2/28/2024
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/6/2024
House of Representatives
3/6/2024
Action def. in Health Committee to 3/13/2024
House of Representatives
3/6/2024
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/13/2024
House of Representatives
3/13/2024
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/13/2024
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/14/2024
House of Representatives
3/14/2024
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/21/2024
House of Representatives
3/21/2024
Reset on next avail. cal.
House of Representatives
3/21/2024
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/28/2024
House of Representatives
3/28/2024
Reset on next avail. cal.
House of Representatives
3/28/2024
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/28/2024
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2024
House of Representatives
4/8/2024
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
4/8/2024
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
5/1/2024
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 766
Amendments
HA0690
Amendment 1-0 to HB1883
3/14/2024Not Adopted
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/1/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 21
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor

Kip Capley
Republican
Co-Sponsors (21)
William Lamberth
Republican
Bryan Richey
Republican
G.A. Hardaway
Democrat
Rick Eldridge
Republican
Debra Moody
Republican
Elaine Davis
Republican
Lowell Russell
Republican
Jerome Moon
Republican
Jake McCalmon
Republican
Jody Barrett
Republican
Todd Warner
Republican
Jason Zachary
Republican
Mark White
Republican
Mary Littleton
Republican
Paul Sherrell
Republican
Clay Doggett
Republican
Esther Helton-Haynes
Republican
Michele Carringer
Republican
Jeff Burkhart
Republican
Sabi Kumar
Republican
Michael Hale
Republican