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type: "Bill"
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title: "Death - As enacted, clarifies that the ability of a next of kin to seek reconsideration of a medical examiner's manner of death determination applies only when the manner of death is determined to be suicide; specifies that unrelated parties have no liability for relying on the original death certificate, without regard to subsequent revision made pursuant to a request for reconsideration of the cause of death. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 3."
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description: "Death - As enacted, clarifies that the ability of a next of kin to seek reconsideration of a medical examiner's manner of death determination applies only when the manner of death is determined to be suicide; specifies that unrelated parties have no liability for relying on the original death certificate, without regard to subsequent revision made pursuant to a request for reconsideration of the cause of death. - Amends TCA 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: "110"
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identifier: "HB 2560"
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citation: "Tennessee HB 2560 (110)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Death"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Butt", "Johnson"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 40
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2018-01-23"
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last_action: "2018-04-23"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7675ccee-bf9f-408f-a05b-9bcb125f2686"
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source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2560&GA=110"
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source_hash: "158c1c31bbd33c08f25428ff2b4d981a8a48f9d23a528c9b6aa36584055e640f"
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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 HB 2560 (110) — Death - As enacted, clarifies that the ability of a next of kin to seek reconsideration of a medical examiner's manner of death determination applies only when the manner of death is determined to be suicide; specifies that unrelated parties have no liability for relying on the original death certificate, without regard to subsequent revision made pursuant to a request for reconsideration of the cause of death. - Amends TCA 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](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB2560.pdf)
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## Votes
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- HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/6/2018 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee 2/14/2018 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/19/2018 3/15/2018 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Butt — primary (person)
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- Johnson — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-01-23** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2018-01-24** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2018-01-25** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
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- **2018-02-01** Intro. `introduction`
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- **2018-02-01** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2018-02-05** P1C.
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- **2018-02-07** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2018-02-07** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/14/2018
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- **2018-02-07** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2018-02-14** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/20/2018
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- **2018-02-14** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-02-14** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/21/2018
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- **2018-02-20** Action def. in Health Committee to 2/27/2018
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- **2018-02-20** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2018-02-21** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/27/2018
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- **2018-02-21** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
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- **2018-02-23** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 2/26/2018
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- **2018-02-26** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
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- **2018-02-27** Action def. in Health Committee to 3/6/2018
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- **2018-02-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
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- **2018-02-28** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/6/2018
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- **2018-03-01** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
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- **2018-03-06** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-03-14** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/15/2018
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- **2018-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2018-03-15** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/19/2018
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- **2018-03-19** Comp. SB subst.
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- **2018-03-19** Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
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- **2018-03-19** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0766) `amendment-passage`
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- **2018-03-19** Subst. for comp. HB.
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- **2018-03-23** Placed on Senate Message Calendar calendar for 3/26/2018
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- **2018-03-26** Concurred, Ayes 29, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0766) `passage`
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- **2018-03-27** Enrolled and ready for signatures
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- **2018-03-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
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- **2018-03-29** Signed by H. Speaker
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- **2018-04-02** Transmitted to Governor for action.
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- **2018-04-12** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2018-04-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 714
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- **2018-04-23** Pub. Ch. 714
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- **2018-04-23** Effective date(s) 04/12/2018
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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/7675ccee-bf9f-408f-a05b-9bcb125f2686`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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