republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/112/sb-615.md

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Bill	Health Care - As enacted, establishes certain requirements and procedures to be followed when a patient who is an inpatient at a healthcare facility, or seeking services from emergency department, expresses to a healthcare provider a recent threat or attempt at suicide or infliction of bodily harm to themselves. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 63 and Title 68.	Health Care - As enacted, establishes certain requirements and procedures to be followed when a patient who is an inpatient at a healthcare facility, or seeking services from emergency department, expresses to a healthcare provider a recent threat or attempt at suicide or infliction of bodily harm to themselves. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 63 and Title 68.	us/states/tn	Tennessee General Assembly	112	SB 615	Tennessee SB 615 (112)	bill	Health Care	enacted	Bell Hall	3	44	6	2021-01-13	2021-05-04	openstates	ocd-bill/4bd7bef9-62d0-441e-b6f8-bcc90fb1b933	http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0615&GA=112	dcc6f293b79378b9965b341740e25066dd1c6d6ea3d090510a37879d0ad50d35	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-tn

Tennessee SB 615 (112) — Health Care - As enacted, establishes certain requirements and procedures to be followed when a patient who is an inpatient at a healthcare facility, or seeking services from emergency department, expresses to a healthcare provider a recent threat or attempt at suicide or infliction of bodily harm to themselves. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 63 and Title 68.

Version chain

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

1. Amendment HA0213 (committee substitute) — source
2. Amendment SA0199 (committee substitute) — source
3. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/31/2021 — 0–0 (pass) · lower
• FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/12/2021 Passed (1) — 91–0 (pass) · lower
• FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/7/2021 Passed (1) — 28–0 (pass) · upper
• HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/12/2021 4/8/2021 (2) — 0–0 (fail) · lower
• SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/31/2021 Passed — 9–0 (pass) · upper
• HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/23/2021 — 0–0 (fail) · lower

Sponsors

• Bell — primary (person)
• Hall — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-01-13 Filed for introduction introduction, reading-1
• 2021-01-14 Intro., P1C. introduction
• 2021-01-15 P2C, ref. to Health Committee referral-committee
• 2021-02-01 Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee referral-committee
• 2021-02-09 Filed for introduction introduction, reading-1
• 2021-02-10 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
• 2021-02-10 Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/16/2021
• 2021-02-11 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
• 2021-02-16 Meeting Canceled
• 2021-02-17 Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/23/2021
• 2021-02-23 Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/2/2021
• 2021-02-24 Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/2/2021
• 2021-03-02 Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee
• 2021-03-10 Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/16/2021
• 2021-03-16 Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/23/2021
• 2021-03-17 Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/23/2021
• 2021-03-23 Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee referral-committee
• 2021-03-24 Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/31/2021
• 2021-03-25 Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/31/2021
• 2021-03-25 Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. H&W Comm. 3-31-21
• 2021-03-31 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
• 2021-03-31 Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-04-05 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2021
• 2021-04-06 Sponsor(s) Added.
• 2021-04-07 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
• 2021-04-07 Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 0 passage
• 2021-04-07 Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0199)
• 2021-04-07 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/8/2021
• 2021-04-08 Sponsor(s) Added.
• 2021-04-08 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
• 2021-04-08 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/12/2021
• 2021-04-12 Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 1 passage
• 2021-04-12 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0213) amendment-withdrawal
• 2021-04-12 Subst. for comp. HB.
• 2021-04-12 Comp. SB subst.
• 2021-04-12 Sponsor(s) Added.
• 2021-04-14 Enrolled and ready for signatures
• 2021-04-20 Signed by Senate Speaker
• 2021-04-21 Signed by H. Speaker
• 2021-04-22 Transmitted to Governor for action.
• 2021-04-28 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
• 2021-05-04 Effective date(s) 7/1/2021
• 2021-05-04 Pub. Ch. 259
• 2021-05-04 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 259

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4bd7bef9-62d0-441e-b6f8-bcc90fb1b933. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).