---
type: "Bill"
title: "Vital Records - As enacted, increases from 48 hours to two business days the time by which a physician in charge of a patient who dies or a medical examiner must determine the cause of death and complete and sign a medical certification of death. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68, Chapter 3."
description: "Vital Records - As enacted, increases from 48 hours to two business days the time by which a physician in charge of a patient who dies or a medical examiner must determine the cause of death and complete and sign a medical certification of death. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68, Chapter 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2398"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2398 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Vital Records"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briggs"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-30"
last_action: "2024-04-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b55391de-7a62-4543-b85c-0b9e6d167c45"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2398&GA=113"
source_hash: "a64a0fafa1f1b697609ce90d75506f4226d6b16e96e8d71501281be35948b285"
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 2398 (113) — Vital Records - As enacted, increases from 48 hours to two business days the time by which a physician in charge of a patient who dies or a medical examiner must determine the cause of death and complete and sign a medical certification of death. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68, Chapter 3.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2398.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/12/2024 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/18/2024 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Briggs — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/11/2024
- **2024-03-11** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-11** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-12** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-03-15** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/18/2024
- **2024-03-18** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-18** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-03-18** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-03-18** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-20** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-20** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-03-26** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-26** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-04** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-08** Effective date(s) 04/04/2024
- **2024-04-08** Pub. Ch. 648

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b55391de-7a62-4543-b85c-0b9e6d167c45`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).