Tennessee · Senate Bill 747 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to disease control and prevention.

  1. Introduced Jan 30, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 6, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

Health Care - As introduced, requires a hospital to offer immunization for influenza disease prior to discharging a patient who is 50 years of age or older from the hospital between October 1 and March 1; requires a hospital to offer an inpatient who is 65 years of age or older an immunization for pneumococcal disease prior to discharging the patient from the hospital. - Amends TCA Title 68.

Every action

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

  1. SenateFiled for introduction
  2. SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
  3. CommitteePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee · Senate Health and Welfare Committee
  4. CommitteePlaced on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/1/2023 · Senate Health and Welfare Committee
  5. CommitteeRecommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee · Senate Calendar Committee

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 1, 2023 Senate Health and Welfare Committee Health and Welfare Committee: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
Members

Yes · 6

No · 3

Passed 6–3

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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.