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type: "Bill"
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title: "Vital Records - As enacted, increases from 48 hours to two business days the time by which a physician in charge of a patient who dies or a medical examiner must determine the cause of death and complete and sign a medical certification of death. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68, Chapter 3."
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description: "Vital Records - As enacted, increases from 48 hours to two business days the time by which a physician in charge of a patient who dies or a medical examiner must determine the cause of death and complete and sign a medical certification of death. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68, Chapter 3."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "113"
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identifier: "SB 2398"
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citation: "Tennessee SB 2398 (113)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Vital Records"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Briggs"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 19
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2024-01-30"
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last_action: "2024-04-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b55391de-7a62-4543-b85c-0b9e6d167c45"
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source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2398&GA=113"
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source_hash: "a64a0fafa1f1b697609ce90d75506f4226d6b16e96e8d71501281be35948b285"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
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---
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# Tennessee SB 2398 (113) — Vital Records - As enacted, increases from 48 hours to two business days the time by which a physician in charge of a patient who dies or a medical examiner must determine the cause of death and complete and sign a medical certification of death. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68, Chapter 3.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2398.pdf)
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## Votes
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- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/12/2024 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
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- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/18/2024 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Briggs — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
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- **2024-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2024-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
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- **2024-03-06** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/11/2024
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- **2024-03-11** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/12/2024
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- **2024-03-11** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/12/2024
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- **2024-03-12** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
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- **2024-03-15** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/18/2024
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- **2024-03-18** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
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- **2024-03-18** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
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- **2024-03-18** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
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- **2024-03-18** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
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- **2024-03-20** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-03-20** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-26** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-26** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-04-04** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-08** Effective date(s) 04/04/2024
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- **2024-04-08** Pub. Ch. 648
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b55391de-7a62-4543-b85c-0b9e6d167c45`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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