2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0869: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 47; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to health records.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, reduces from 10 working days to 10 calendar days from receipt of a written request by a patient or patient's authorized representative, the length of time a healthcare provider has to provide the patient or the patient's authorized representative a copy of the patient's medical records. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 47; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68.

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Bill History

2/4/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Ref. to Health Committee - Insurance Committee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/25/2025
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Action def. in Health Committee to 4/1/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/1/2025
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Insurance Committee
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 4/8/2025
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives

Amendments

HA0258

Amendment 1-0 to HB0869

4/2/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE INSURANCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/8/2025
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Insurance Committee
4/1/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
3/19/2025
7
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/5/20257.5 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/4/20257.5 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/22/2025115.8 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/8/2025115.2 KB