republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/112/hb-179.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health Care - As enacted, grants certain liability protections to, and confidentiality privileges for records of, certain federally qualified health centers and quality improvement committees formed or retained by the federally qualified health centers. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63 and Title 68."
description: "Health Care - As enacted, grants certain liability protections to, and confidentiality privileges for records of, certain federally qualified health centers and quality improvement committees formed or retained by the federally qualified health centers. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 179"
citation: "Tennessee HB 179 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hall", "Reeves"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 41
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-01-13"
last_action: "2021-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/17df6d34-fb71-4e9c-a09e-40d06b690847"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0179&GA=112"
source_hash: "3d377654e2be6ac22ef719f8240cf8328fde12371ae498f4356d8fafa450ff9d"
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 179 (112) — Health Care - As enacted, grants certain liability protections to, and confidentiality privileges for records of, certain federally qualified health centers and quality improvement committees formed or retained by the federally qualified health centers. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63 and Title 68.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0179.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/29/2021 Passed (2) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/17/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/22/2021 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/17/2021 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/29/2021 3/25/2021 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee 2/23/2021 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/29/2021 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hall — primary (person)
- Reeves — 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`
- **2021-02-10** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/16/2021
- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-16** Meeting Canceled
- **2021-02-17** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/23/2021
- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2021-02-23** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-24** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/3/2021
- **2021-02-24** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/3/2021
- **2021-03-03** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/10/2021
- **2021-03-03** Action def. in Health Committee to 3/10/2021
- **2021-03-03** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/10/2021
- **2021-03-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-08** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/10/2021
- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-10** Action def. in Health Committee to 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-10** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-15** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-17** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-03-18** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/22/2021
- **2021-03-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-03-22** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/25/2021
- **2021-03-25** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/29/2021
- **2021-03-25** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-03-29** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-03-29** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-29** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-03-31** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-04-01** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-05** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-06** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-04-13** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-21** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 150
- **2021-04-21** Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
- **2021-04-21** Pub. Ch. 150

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/17df6d34-fb71-4e9c-a09e-40d06b690847`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).