--- type: "Bill" title: "Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, requires the department of health to recognize ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) receiving and STEMI referring hospitals; requires ambulance services to develop and implement pre-hospital care protocol plans related to the assessment, treatment, and transport of STEMI heart attack patients; enacts related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11 and Title 68, Chapter 140." description: "Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, requires the department of health to recognize ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) receiving and STEMI referring hospitals; requires ambulance services to develop and implement pre-hospital care protocol plans related to the assessment, treatment, and transport of STEMI heart attack patients; enacts related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11 and Title 68, Chapter 140." jurisdiction: "us/states/tn" legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly" session: "110" identifier: "SB 2071" citation: "Tennessee SB 2071 (110)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Hospitals and Health Care Facilities"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Briggs", "Terry"] version_count: 1 action_count: 42 vote_count: 4 first_action: "2018-01-31" last_action: "2018-04-06" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/573aef01-d254-4ee0-a827-65a2c99940f3" source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2071&GA=110" source_hash: "272e7997afd36faf6d8e455e2facb0d370ffa6b7cd9b49b40a2a0fbbddde1a29" 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 2071 (110) — Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, requires the department of health to recognize ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) receiving and STEMI referring hospitals; requires ambulance services to develop and implement pre-hospital care protocol plans related to the assessment, treatment, and transport of STEMI heart attack patients; enacts related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11 and Title 68, Chapter 140. ## 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/SB2071.pdf) ## Votes - FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/12/2018 PASSED (1) — **93–0** (fail) · lower - FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 3/19/2018 PASSED (1) — **30–0** (fail) · upper - FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/22/2018 PASSED (2) — **28–0** (fail) · upper - SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/14/2018 Passed (3) — **8–0** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Briggs — primary (person) - Terry — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2018-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1` - **2018-01-31** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1` - **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction` - **2018-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction` - **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee - **2018-02-05** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2018-02-05** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee` - **2018-02-07** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/14/2018 - **2018-02-12** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2018-02-14** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 - **2018-02-14** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/21/2018 - **2018-02-14** Sponsor(s) withdrawn. - **2018-02-14** Sponsor change. - **2018-02-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 2/22/2018 - **2018-02-21** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/28/2018 - **2018-02-21** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 2/28/2018 - **2018-02-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House - **2018-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2018-02-22** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage` - **2018-02-22** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0589) - **2018-02-26** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - **2018-02-28** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/6/2018 - **2018-02-28** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee` - **2018-03-06** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **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., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage` - **2018-03-12** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0758) `amendment-passage` - **2018-03-12** Subst. for comp. HB. - **2018-03-12** Comp. SB subst. - **2018-03-12** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2018-03-16** Placed on Senate Message Calendar calendar for 3/19/2018 - **2018-03-19** Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0758) `passage` - **2018-03-20** Enrolled and ready for signatures - **2018-03-21** Signed by Senate Speaker - **2018-03-22** Transmitted to Governor for action. - **2018-03-22** Signed by H. Speaker - **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature` - **2018-04-06** Pub. Ch. 626 - **2018-04-06** Effective date(s) 04/02/2018 - **2018-04-06** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 626 ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/573aef01-d254-4ee0-a827-65a2c99940f3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).