---
type: "Bill"
title: "Death - As enacted, revises provisions governing the process to be followed when the next of kin disagrees with a finding that the suspected or determined manner of death was suicide. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 38, Chapter 7 and Title 68."
description: "Death - As enacted, revises provisions governing the process to be followed when the next of kin disagrees with a finding that the suspected or determined manner of death was suicide. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 38, Chapter 7 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 620"
citation: "Tennessee SB 620 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Death"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hensley", "Van Huss"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-02-05"
last_action: "2019-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2c07a7ff-f459-4c6e-8bd4-76486989eddf"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0620&GA=111"
source_hash: "a6c3239e8e43c27e2341b84abe4b361e9af1a1bdb979a15dbd42a77c468348cc"
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 620 (111) — Death - As enacted, revises provisions governing the process to be followed when the next of kin disagrees with a finding that the suspected or determined manner of death was suicide. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 38, Chapter 7 and Title 68.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0389** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0389.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0336** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0336.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB0620.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/16/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/24/2019 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/18/2019 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2019 4/17/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 4/9/2019 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/16/2019 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hensley — primary (person)
- Van Huss — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Intro. `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2019-02-07** P1C.
- **2019-02-11** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-13** Assigned to s/c Public Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-20** Placed on s/c cal Public Health Subcommittee for 3/27/2019
- **2019-03-27** Placed on s/c cal Public Health Subcommittee for 4/3/2019
- **2019-03-27** Action Def. in s/c Public Health Subcommittee to 4/3/2019
- **2019-04-03** Placed on s/c cal Public Health Subcommittee for 4/10/2019
- **2019-04-03** Action Def. in s/c Public Health Subcommittee to 4/10/2019
- **2019-04-09** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-10** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/16/2019
- **2019-04-10** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/16/2019
- **2019-04-16** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-04-16** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2019
- **2019-04-16** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-17** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2019
- **2019-04-18** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-04-18** Passed H., as am., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-18** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0389) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-22** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/24/2019
- **2019-04-22** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-04-24** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-04-24** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-24** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0336)
- **2019-04-24** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-04-25** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-05-01** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-05-02** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-10** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-15** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 343
- **2019-05-15** Pub. Ch. 343
- **2019-05-15** Effective date(s) 05/10/2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2c07a7ff-f459-4c6e-8bd4-76486989eddf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).