--- type: "Bill" title: "Public Health - As enacted, prohibits a hospital from restricting a patient from having at least one patient representative as a visitor during a period when COVID-19 is a healthcare concern, if certain requirements met; specifies that the requirement that any disciplinary process, or action taken pursuant to such process, that is implemented by a health-related board regarding the dispensing or prescribing of medication for COVID-19 must be promulgated as an administrative rule does not apply to the dispensing or prescribing of controlled substances; revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 14; Title 29; Title 49; Title 50; Title 63 and Title 68." description: "Public Health - As enacted, prohibits a hospital from restricting a patient from having at least one patient representative as a visitor during a period when COVID-19 is a healthcare concern, if certain requirements met; specifies that the requirement that any disciplinary process, or action taken pursuant to such process, that is implemented by a health-related board regarding the dispensing or prescribing of medication for COVID-19 must be promulgated as an administrative rule does not apply to the dispensing or prescribing of controlled substances; revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 14; Title 29; Title 49; Title 50; Title 63 and Title 68." jurisdiction: "us/states/tn" legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly" session: "112" identifier: "SB 2449" citation: "Tennessee SB 2449 (112)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Public Health"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["McNally", "Sexton C"] version_count: 4 action_count: 47 vote_count: 7 first_action: "2022-02-02" last_action: "2022-06-01" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f1d04986-246f-4c7b-8b6f-8b251b71fe84" source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2449&GA=112" source_hash: "161c357457226ecf3bb7640694a96d35f43242e13ad48a73bc8c3d4840ca8b0f" 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 2449 (112) — Public Health - As enacted, prohibits a hospital from restricting a patient from having at least one patient representative as a visitor during a period when COVID-19 is a healthcare concern, if certain requirements met; specifies that the requirement that any disciplinary process, or action taken pursuant to such process, that is implemented by a health-related board regarding the dispensing or prescribing of medication for COVID-19 must be promulgated as an administrative rule does not apply to the dispensing or prescribing of controlled substances; revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 14; Title 29; Title 49; Title 50; Title 63 and Title 68. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **Amendment HA0791** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0791.pdf) 2. **Amendment SA0623** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0623.pdf) 3. **Amendment SA0964** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0964.pdf) 4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2449.pdf) ## Votes - FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 2 4/28/2022 Passed — **84–0** (pass) · lower - HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/8/2022 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2022 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower - HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/23/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower - HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2022 3/31/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower - FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/27/2022 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper - SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/9/2022 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - McNally — primary (person) - Sexton C — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2022-02-02** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1` - **2022-02-02** Intro. `introduction` - **2022-02-02** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1` - **2022-02-03** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction` - **2022-02-03** P1C. - **2022-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee - **2022-02-07** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. - **2022-03-02** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/9/2022 - **2022-03-02** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/8/2022 - **2022-03-02** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2022-03-02** Ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee` - **2022-03-04** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-03-07** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-03-08** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee` - **2022-03-09** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 - **2022-03-09** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/16/2022 - **2022-03-16** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/23/2022 - **2022-03-16** Action def. in Health Committee to 3/23/2022 - **2022-03-21** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-03-23** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2022-03-30** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/31/2022 - **2022-03-31** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2022 - **2022-04-06** Sponsor(s) withdrawn. - **2022-04-06** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-04-07** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. - **2022-04-07** Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage` - **2022-04-07** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-04-07** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0791) `amendment-passage` - **2022-04-11** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction` - **2022-04-26** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 for 4/27/2022 - **2022-04-27** Companion House Bill substituted - **2022-04-27** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/28/22 - **2022-04-27** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage` - **2022-04-27** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0623) - **2022-04-27** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0964) - **2022-04-27** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. - **2022-04-28** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-04-28** H. concurred in S. am. no. 2 Ayes 84, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB2665 - **2022-05-02** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. - **2022-05-04** Signed by H. Speaker - **2022-05-12** Signed by Senate Speaker - **2022-05-16** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt` - **2022-05-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature` - **2022-06-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1073 - **2022-06-01** Effective date(s) 05/25/2022 - **2022-06-01** Pub. Ch. 1073 ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f1d04986-246f-4c7b-8b6f-8b251b71fe84`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).