---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health Care - As enacted, enacts the \"Down Syndrome Information Act of 2018\". - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68."
description: "Health Care - As enacted, enacts the \"Down Syndrome Information Act of 2018\". - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 2008"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2008 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Massey", "Staples"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 48
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-01-30"
last_action: "2018-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/af0e234e-b421-43b5-95cf-6e8e45c04e13"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2008&GA=110"
source_hash: "9db42c62cd0222437866775252b0efd801986262326a9d9a2057185609a21ed0"
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 2008 (110) — Health Care - As enacted, enacts the "Down Syndrome Information Act of 2018". - Amends TCA 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/SB2008.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/7/2018 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Massey — primary (person)
- Staples — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-30** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-30** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-01-31** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2018-02-01** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/14/2018
- **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`
- **2018-02-14** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-20** Action def. in Health Committee to 2/27/2018
- **2018-02-20** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-21** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-21** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/27/2018
- **2018-02-21** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-26** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-27** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-28** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/7/2018
- **2018-02-28** Action deferred in Senate Health & Welfare Committee to 3/7/2018
- **2018-03-06** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-07** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-03-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/8/2018
- **2018-03-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-08** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/12/2018
- **2018-03-12** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-03-15** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-03-27** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/29/2018
- **2018-03-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-29** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/2/2018
- **2018-03-29** Senate Reset on calendar 4/2/18
- **2018-04-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-02** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-04-02** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-02** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0730)
- **2018-04-02** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2018-04-04** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/5/2018
- **2018-04-05** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-04-05** H. concurred in S. am. no. 2 Ayes 86, Nays 0 PNV 1 HB2053
- **2018-04-09** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-10** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-04-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 773
- **2018-04-23** Pub. Ch. 773
- **2018-04-23** Effective date(s) 07/01/2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/af0e234e-b421-43b5-95cf-6e8e45c04e13`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).