Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - 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.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Apr 22, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 28, 2024 · House Feb 22, 2024
How they voted
26–0
Passed
Total votes 26
Mar 28, 2024
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
10
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Apr 22, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Mar 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0527)
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/15/2024
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/7/2024
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 1/30/2024
lower
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
lower
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jerome Moon
RRepublican
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