Tennessee · House Bill 1639 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63 and Title 68, relative to medical records.

HB 1639 Sponsored by Jerome Moon Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 5, 2024
  2. In committee Jan 10, 2024
  3. Passed the House Feb 22, 2024
  4. Passed the Senate Mar 28, 2024
  5. To the governor Apr 10, 2024
  6. Became law Apr 22, 2024

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

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.

Every action

25 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 17 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. CommitteeP2C, ref. to Health Committee · House Health Committee
  4. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Health Subcommittee · House Health Subcommittee
  5. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 1/30/2024 · House Health Subcommittee
  6. CommitteeRec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee · House Health Committee
  7. CommitteePlaced on cal. Health Committee for 2/7/2024 · House Health Committee
  8. CommitteeRec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  9. CommitteePlaced on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/15/2024 · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  10. HouseH. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/22/2024
  11. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  12. HouseH. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0527)
  13. HousePassed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
  14. HouseEngrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
  15. SenateReceived from House, Passed on First Consideration
  16. SenateSenate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
  17. SenateAmendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0812)
  1. SenatePassed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0
  2. HouseEnrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
  3. HouseSigned by H. Speaker
  4. SenateSigned by Senate Speaker
  5. HouseTransmitted to Governor for his action.
  6. GovernorSigned by Governor.
  7. Secretary of StatePub. Ch. 739
  8. GovernorEffective date(s) 07/01/2024

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION · Full House

Passed 94–0
Feb 22, 2024 · journal entry
Yes 94 No 0
Party not listed: 1 yes, 0 no Democrats: 22 yes, 0 no Republicans: 71 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 94

Third Consideration · Full Senate

Passed 31–0
Mar 28, 2024 · journal entry
Yes 31 No 0
Democrats: 5 yes, 0 no Republicans: 26 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 31

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 5 cosponsors: 4 Republicans, 1 Democrat.

All 5 cosponsors

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.