---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health Care - As enacted, enacts the \"Healthcare Provider Advertising Law.\" - Amends TCA Title 47; Title 63 and Title 68."
description: "Health Care - As enacted, enacts the \"Healthcare Provider Advertising Law.\" - Amends TCA Title 47; Title 63 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 2451"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2451 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Leatherwood"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 32
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-01-30"
last_action: "2024-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f01879ca-fb0b-4716-b6b1-01b9537abe30"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2451&GA=113"
source_hash: "6435d758240f32ee4f2a1c3df5cf9fd65ef4e099ea0a769e073809a8c2d542b9"
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 2451 (113) — Health Care - As enacted, enacts the "Healthcare Provider Advertising Law." - Amends TCA Title 47; Title 63 and Title 68.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0868** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0868.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0966** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0966.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0805** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0805.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0938** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0938.pdf)
5. **Amendment SA0994** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0994.pdf)
6. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB2451.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY HAWK PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/8/2024 Passed — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/11/2024 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/27/2024 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2024 4/4/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/8/2024 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/10/2024 Passed (2) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/19/2024 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Leatherwood — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-31** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-06** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-13** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/19/2024
- **2024-03-14** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-19** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-20** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/27/2024
- **2024-03-27** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/4/2024
- **2024-04-04** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2024
- **2024-04-08** Passed H., as am., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-08** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0966) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-08** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0868) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-04-10** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - SA0994)
- **2024-04-10** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0938)
- **2024-04-10** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0805)
- **2024-04-10** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-04-10** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-04-11** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-04-11** Passed Senate, Ayes30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Amendment 2 - SA0938 withdrawn.
- **2024-04-11** Motion to reconsider adopted.
- **2024-04-11** Motion to lift from the table adopted.
- **2024-04-22** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-22** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-23** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-13** Effective date(s) 05/01/2024
- **2024-05-13** Pub. Ch. 893

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f01879ca-fb0b-4716-b6b1-01b9537abe30`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).