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type: "Bill"
title: "Autopsies - As enacted, changes the period of time within which a facility that performs autopsies must be accredited; clarifies that non-accredited facilities may perform autopsies under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Section 38-7-105."
description: "Autopsies - As enacted, changes the period of time within which a facility that performs autopsies must be accredited; clarifies that non-accredited facilities may perform autopsies under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Section 38-7-105."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 1550"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1550 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Autopsies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ketron", "Terry"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-11"
last_action: "2018-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f3b8cf71-ae77-4023-9b60-a7487b5a9788"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1550&GA=110"
source_hash: "3b72c9db951dfd59f95b04cb2c6908ca4190e8aee8e3b6887baa68c8bd2257f5"
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 HB 1550 (110) — Autopsies - As enacted, changes the period of time within which a facility that performs autopsies must be accredited; clarifies that non-accredited facilities may perform autopsies under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Section 38-7-105.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB1550.pdf)
## Votes
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/5/2018 3/1/2018 (1) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/27/2018 — **00** (pass) · lower
- HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee 2/21/2018 — **00** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Ketron — primary (person)
- Terry — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-11** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-17** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-01-18** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-19** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-24** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-25** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-01-29** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2018-02-07** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/14/2018
- **2018-02-14** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/21/2018
- **2018-02-14** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 2/21/2018
- **2018-02-14** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/21/2018
- **2018-02-21** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/27/2018
- **2018-02-21** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-21** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-02-23** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 2/26/2018
- **2018-02-26** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-02-27** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-02-28** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/1/2018
- **2018-03-01** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/5/2018
- **2018-03-01** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2018-03-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-05** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-03-05** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2018-03-05** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-03-06** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-03-06** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-03-07** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-03-08** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-03-16** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-26** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 572
- **2018-03-26** Pub. Ch. 572
- **2018-03-26** Effective date(s) 03/16/2018
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f3b8cf71-ae77-4023-9b60-a7487b5a9788`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).