---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health Care - As enacted, creates the state palliative care and quality of life task force. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63 and Title 68."
description: "Health Care - As enacted, creates the state palliative care and quality of life task force. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 629"
citation: "Tennessee HB 629 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hensley", "Kumar"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 60
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2017-02-07"
last_action: "2017-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eadd6bf4-31d3-4c37-be03-2e946a0e4396"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0629&GA=110"
source_hash: "b4beae72954e68270ea581fac02e509c79ca7210f07ffe1823cd116fd6229a9c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee HB 629 (110) — Health Care - As enacted, creates the state palliative care and quality of life task force. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63 and Title 68.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB0629.pdf)

## Votes

- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 5/8/2017 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE OF FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 5/1/2017 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 4/5/2017 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 4/11/2017 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar 2 for 5/9/2017 5/9/2017 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 5/8/2017 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hensley — primary (person)
- Kumar — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-07** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
- **2017-02-14** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-02-21** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-02-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-13** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-15** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-22** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-22** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-03-23** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-29** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 4/5/2017
- **2017-03-29** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 4/5/2017
- **2017-03-29** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/5/2017
- **2017-03-29** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 4/5/2017
- **2017-04-05** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/11/2017
- **2017-04-05** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-05** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/10/2017
- **2017-04-05** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 4/12/2017
- **2017-04-06** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-10** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-04-11** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-12** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/19/2017
- **2017-04-12** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/19/2017
- **2017-04-19** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee to Study Subcommittee
- **2017-04-19** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-04-19** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-19** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0160)
- **2017-04-19** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0371)
- **2017-04-20** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-04-26** Placed on s/c cal Study Subcommittee of Finance, Ways & Means for 5/1/2017
- **2017-05-01** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 5/2/2017
- **2017-05-01** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-03** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 5/8/2017
- **2017-05-08** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 5/8/2017
- **2017-05-08** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-09** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-05-09** H. Placed on Regular Calendar 2 for 5/9/2017
- **2017-05-09** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/9/2017
- **2017-05-09** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-09** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-09** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0362) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-05-09** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-05-10** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-05-10** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-05-10** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-05-18** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 420
- **2017-05-23** Pub. Ch. 420
- **2017-05-23** Effective date(s) 05/18/2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eadd6bf4-31d3-4c37-be03-2e946a0e4396`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).