--- type: "Bill" title: "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." description: "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." jurisdiction: "us/states/tn" legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly" session: "110" identifier: "SB 1757" citation: "Tennessee SB 1757 (110)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Death"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Butt", "Johnson"] version_count: 1 action_count: 40 vote_count: 4 first_action: "2018-01-23" last_action: "2018-04-23" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/325a00c7-65e2-4283-922c-899df05264ee" source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1757&GA=110" source_hash: "46dc918523127a9b6a59a929b556f6d68407ffff04e2044c3964c51a31cebf1f" 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 SB 1757 (110) — 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. ## 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/SB1757.pdf) ## Votes - FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/26/2018 PASSED (1) — **30–0** (fail) · upper - SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/21/2018 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper - FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 3/26/2018 PASSED — **29–0** (fail) · upper - FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2018 PASSED — **93–0** (fail) · lower ## Sponsors - Butt — primary (person) - Johnson — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2018-01-23** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1` - **2018-01-24** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction` - **2018-01-25** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee - **2018-02-01** Intro. `introduction` - **2018-02-01** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1` - **2018-02-05** P1C. - **2018-02-07** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2018-02-07** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/14/2018 - **2018-02-07** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee` - **2018-02-14** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/21/2018 - **2018-02-14** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/20/2018 - **2018-02-14** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2018-02-20** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2018-02-20** Action def. in Health Committee to 2/27/2018 - **2018-02-21** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee - **2018-02-21** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/27/2018 - **2018-02-23** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 2/26/2018 - **2018-02-26** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage` - **2018-02-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House - **2018-02-27** Action def. in Health Committee to 3/6/2018 - **2018-02-28** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/6/2018 - **2018-03-01** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - **2018-03-06** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2018-03-14** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/15/2018 - **2018-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2018-03-15** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/19/2018 - **2018-03-19** Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage` - **2018-03-19** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0766) `amendment-passage` - **2018-03-19** Subst. for comp. HB. - **2018-03-19** Comp. SB subst. - **2018-03-23** Placed on Senate Message Calendar calendar for 3/26/2018 - **2018-03-26** Concurred, Ayes 29, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0766) `passage` - **2018-03-27** Enrolled and ready for signatures - **2018-03-28** Signed by Senate Speaker - **2018-03-29** Signed by H. Speaker - **2018-04-02** Transmitted to Governor for action. - **2018-04-12** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature` - **2018-04-23** Pub. Ch. 714 - **2018-04-23** Effective date(s) 04/12/2018 - **2018-04-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 714 ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/325a00c7-65e2-4283-922c-899df05264ee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).