Death - As enacted, clarifies that the ability of a next of kin to seek reconsideration of a medical examiner's manner of death determination applies only when the manner of death is determined to be suicide; specifies that unrelated parties have no liability for relying on the original death certificate, without regard to subsequent revision made pursuant to a request for reconsideration of the cause of death. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 3.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
Signed into Law
Apr 2018
Introduced Jan 23, 2018
Signed Apr 12, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
17
Committee
14
Amendments
1
Apr 12, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 26, 2018
Upper · Passed
Concurred, Ayes 29, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0766)
upper
Mar 19, 2018
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0766)
lower
Mar 19, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 14, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/15/2018
lower
Mar 6, 2018
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/6/2018
lower
Feb 27, 2018
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Health Committee to 3/6/2018
lower
Feb 26, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0
upper
Feb 21, 2018
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Feb 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/27/2018
lower
Feb 20, 2018
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Health Committee to 2/27/2018
lower
Feb 14, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/21/2018
upper
Feb 14, 2018
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee
lower
Feb 14, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/20/2018
lower
Feb 7, 2018
Committee
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
lower
Feb 7, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/14/2018
lower
Feb 7, 2018
Committee
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
lower
Feb 1, 2018
Introduced
Filed for intro.
lower
Feb 1, 2018
Introduced
Intro.
lower
Jan 25, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
upper
Jan 24, 2018
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 23, 2018
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sheila Butt
RRepublican
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