---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Health - As enacted, creates the Tennessee rare disease advisory council. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 62; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71."
description: "Public Health - As enacted, creates the Tennessee rare disease advisory council. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 62; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 2124"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2124 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Health"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hawk", "Reeves"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 46
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-02-03"
last_action: "2020-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0b1df9ce-c7a5-458c-a4e6-ac2f1ec97c90"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2124&GA=111"
source_hash: "7b835ab0eac439851e0eef416d9acfd94b1ecd449eb2d334aeb095fbb618719f"
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 2124 (111) — Public Health - As enacted, creates the Tennessee rare disease advisory council. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 62; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0673** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0673.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0686** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0686.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0565** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0565.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0566** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0566.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB2124.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/19/2020 3/18/2020 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/4/2020 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 3/18/2020 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/18/2020 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/12/2020 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/9/2020 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/18/2020 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2020 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hawk — primary (person)
- Reeves — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-03** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-05** Intro. `introduction`
- **2020-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-02-06** P1C.
- **2020-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
- **2020-02-10** P2C, ref. to Health Committee-- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-11** Assigned to s/c Public Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-26** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/4/2020
- **2020-02-26** Placed on s/c cal Public Health Subcommittee for 3/3/2020
- **2020-03-03** Meeting Canceled. Reset on Public Health Subcommittee cal. for 3/10/20
- **2020-03-04** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2020-03-04** Placed on s/c cal Public Health Subcommittee for 3/10/2020
- **2020-03-05** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/9/2020
- **2020-03-09** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-03-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/12/2020
- **2020-03-10** Action Def. in s/c Public Health Subcommittee to 3/17/2020
- **2020-03-11** Placed on s/c cal Public Health Subcommittee for 3/17/2020
- **2020-03-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-03-12** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0566)
- **2020-03-12** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0565)
- **2020-03-16** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2020-03-17** Placed on s/c cal Public Health Subcommittee for 3/18/2020
- **2020-03-17** Meeting Canceled
- **2020-03-18** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/19/2020
- **2020-03-18** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/18/2020
- **2020-03-18** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-18** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/18/2020
- **2020-03-18** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-18** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/18/2020
- **2020-03-18** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/18/2020
- **2020-03-18** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-19** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-03-19** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-03-19** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-03-19** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-19** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0686) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2020-03-19** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0673) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2020-03-19** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-03-19** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-04-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-04-06** Pub. Ch. 645
- **2020-04-06** Effective date(s) 04/01/2020, 07/01/2020
- **2020-04-06** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 645

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0b1df9ce-c7a5-458c-a4e6-ac2f1ec97c90`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).