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type: "Bill"
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title: "Public Health - As enacted, prohibits a hospital from restricting a patient from having at least one patient representative as a visitor during a period when COVID-19 is a healthcare concern, if certain requirements met; specifies that the requirement that any disciplinary process, or action taken pursuant to such process, that is implemented by a health-related board regarding the dispensing or prescribing of medication for COVID-19 must be promulgated as an administrative rule does not apply to the dispensing or prescribing of controlled substances; revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 14; Title 29; Title 49; Title 50; Title 63 and Title 68."
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description: "Public Health - As enacted, prohibits a hospital from restricting a patient from having at least one patient representative as a visitor during a period when COVID-19 is a healthcare concern, if certain requirements met; specifies that the requirement that any disciplinary process, or action taken pursuant to such process, that is implemented by a health-related board regarding the dispensing or prescribing of medication for COVID-19 must be promulgated as an administrative rule does not apply to the dispensing or prescribing of controlled substances; revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 14; Title 29; Title 49; Title 50; Title 63 and Title 68."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "112"
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identifier: "SB 2449"
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citation: "Tennessee SB 2449 (112)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Public Health"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["McNally", "Sexton C"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 47
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2022-02-02"
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last_action: "2022-06-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f1d04986-246f-4c7b-8b6f-8b251b71fe84"
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source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2449&GA=112"
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source_hash: "161c357457226ecf3bb7640694a96d35f43242e13ad48a73bc8c3d4840ca8b0f"
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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 2449 (112) — Public Health - As enacted, prohibits a hospital from restricting a patient from having at least one patient representative as a visitor during a period when COVID-19 is a healthcare concern, if certain requirements met; specifies that the requirement that any disciplinary process, or action taken pursuant to such process, that is implemented by a health-related board regarding the dispensing or prescribing of medication for COVID-19 must be promulgated as an administrative rule does not apply to the dispensing or prescribing of controlled substances; revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 14; Title 29; Title 49; Title 50; Title 63 and Title 68.
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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. **Amendment HA0791** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0791.pdf)
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2. **Amendment SA0623** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0623.pdf)
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3. **Amendment SA0964** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0964.pdf)
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4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2449.pdf)
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## Votes
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- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 2 4/28/2022 Passed — **84–0** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/8/2022 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2022 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/23/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2022 3/31/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/27/2022 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
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- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/9/2022 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- McNally — primary (person)
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- Sexton C — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-02-02** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2022-02-02** Intro. `introduction`
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- **2022-02-02** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2022-02-03** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2022-02-03** P1C.
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- **2022-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
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- **2022-02-07** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
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- **2022-03-02** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/9/2022
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- **2022-03-02** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/8/2022
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- **2022-03-02** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-03-02** Ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-03-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2022-03-07** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2022-03-08** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-03-09** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
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- **2022-03-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/16/2022
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- **2022-03-16** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/23/2022
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- **2022-03-16** Action def. in Health Committee to 3/23/2022
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- **2022-03-21** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2022-03-23** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-03-30** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/31/2022
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- **2022-03-31** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2022
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- **2022-04-06** Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
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- **2022-04-06** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2022-04-07** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
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- **2022-04-07** Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
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- **2022-04-07** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2022-04-07** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0791) `amendment-passage`
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- **2022-04-11** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2022-04-26** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 for 4/27/2022
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- **2022-04-27** Companion House Bill substituted
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- **2022-04-27** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/28/22
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- **2022-04-27** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
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- **2022-04-27** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0623)
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- **2022-04-27** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0964)
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- **2022-04-27** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
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- **2022-04-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2022-04-28** H. concurred in S. am. no. 2 Ayes 84, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB2665
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- **2022-05-02** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
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- **2022-05-04** Signed by H. Speaker
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- **2022-05-12** Signed by Senate Speaker
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- **2022-05-16** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
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- **2022-05-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2022-06-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1073
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- **2022-06-01** Effective date(s) 05/25/2022
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- **2022-06-01** Pub. Ch. 1073
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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/f1d04986-246f-4c7b-8b6f-8b251b71fe84`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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