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Bill 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. 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. us/states/tn Tennessee General Assembly 112 SB 2449 Tennessee SB 2449 (112)
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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
  2. Amendment SA0623 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Amendment SA0964 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 2 4/28/2022 Passed — 840 (pass) · lower
  • HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/8/2022 (4) — 00 (fail) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2022 Passed (1) — 920 (pass) · lower
  • HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/23/2022 (3) — 00 (pass) · lower
  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2022 3/31/2022 (2) — 00 (fail) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/27/2022 Passed (1) — 290 (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) — 90 (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; origin ocd-bill/f1d04986-246f-4c7b-8b6f-8b251b71fe84. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).