---
type: "Bill"
title: "Physicians and Surgeons - As enacted, revises the notice that must be provided to a patient who is determined to have dense breasts or extremely dense breasts based on a mammogram. - Amends TCA Title 63."
description: "Physicians and Surgeons - As enacted, revises the notice that must be provided to a patient who is determined to have dense breasts or extremely dense breasts based on a mammogram. - Amends TCA Title 63."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 2704"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2704 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Physicians and Surgeons"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bowling", "Kumar"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 42
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-02-01"
last_action: "2018-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d7b17009-80a2-4a5a-bcaf-647cc8480d45"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2704&GA=110"
source_hash: "df6ab3baea9bdb2ac6137b3e45ac81c4d7eecf843ce97523e4326c965624ade2"
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 2704 (110) — Physicians and Surgeons - As enacted, revises the notice that must be provided to a patient who is determined to have dense breasts or extremely dense breasts based on a mammogram. - Amends TCA Title 63.

## 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/SB2704.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/4/2018 PASSED (1) — **82–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/7/2018 Passed (3) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/2/2018 PASSED (2) — **32–0** (fail) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/2/2018 PASSED (1) — **32–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bowling — primary (person)
- Kumar — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** Intro. `introduction`
- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2018-02-05** P1C.
- **2018-02-07** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-21** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-28** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/7/2018
- **2018-02-28** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/7/2018
- **2018-03-07** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-03-07** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-14** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/21/2018
- **2018-03-14** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/21/2018
- **2018-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-21** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/27/2018
- **2018-03-21** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-27** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/29/2018
- **2018-03-27** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-28** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/29/2018
- **2018-03-29** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-29** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/2/2018
- **2018-03-29** Senate Reset on calendar 4/2/18
- **2018-03-29** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/4/2018
- **2018-04-02** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-02** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0726)
- **2018-04-03** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-04-04** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-04-04** Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-04** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1017) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2018-04-04** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-04-04** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2018-04-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-04** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-04-05** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-05** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-04-06** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-04-18** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-23** Pub. Ch. 750
- **2018-04-23** Effective date(s) 07/01/2018
- **2018-04-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 750

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d7b17009-80a2-4a5a-bcaf-647cc8480d45`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).