---
type: "Bill"
title: "Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, establishes that generally an attorney or an agent designated to make healthcare decisions under a durable power of attorney for health care has a right to in-person visitation with the principal at a hospital where the principal is located to evaluate the principal's condition. - Amends TCA Title 34; Title 63 and Title 68."
description: "Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, establishes that generally an attorney or an agent designated to make healthcare decisions under a durable power of attorney for health care has a right to in-person visitation with the principal at a hospital where the principal is located to evaluate the principal's condition. - Amends TCA Title 34; Title 63 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1641"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1641 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Hospitals and Health Care Facilities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pody"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 31
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-01-05"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ac4d6243-7935-46ad-a714-741587587732"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1641&GA=113"
source_hash: "a7944e6d83042bd3dec68643552cb42842742ac6a0edb9a19a136fddbd9afd9e"
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 1641 (113) — Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, establishes that generally an attorney or an agent designated to make healthcare decisions under a durable power of attorney for health care has a right to in-person visitation with the principal at a hospital where the principal is located to evaluate the principal's condition. - Amends TCA Title 34; Title 63 and Title 68.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0690** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0690.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0519** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0519.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0520** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0520.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0521** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0521.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1641.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/12/2024 Passed (2) — **29–3** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/12/2024 Passed (1) — **29–3** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/10/2024 Passed — **27–3** (pass) · upper
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/7/2024 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/10/2024 Passed (1) — **27–3** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/8/2024 Passed — **75–16** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Pody — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-05** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-01-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee `passage`
- **2024-01-17** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 1/24/2024
- **2024-01-24** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 1/31/2024
- **2024-01-24** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 1/31/2024
- **2024-01-30** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-01-31** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/7/2024
- **2024-01-31** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 2/7/2024
- **2024-02-07** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2024-02-07** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-09** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/12/2024
- **2024-02-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-02-12** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 3, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-02-12** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0520)
- **2024-02-12** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0519)
- **2024-02-12** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0521)
- **2024-02-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-15** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-08** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/10/2024
- **2024-04-08** Passed H., as am., Ayes 75, Nays 16, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-04-08** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0690) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-08** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-10** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-10** Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 3 (Amendment 1 - HA0690) `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-12** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-23** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-05-01** Pub. Ch. 766

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ac4d6243-7935-46ad-a714-741587587732`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).