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TN HB 155

died on adjournment

Death - As enacted, removes the limitation that a death must have been anticipated for a registered nurse to make the actual determination and pronouncement of death if a deceased was a patient or resident at a nursing home, hospital, or assisted-care living facility. - Amends TCA Title 68.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 155 pass?

No. TN HB 155 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-04-08): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 116

What is TN HB 155 about?

TN HB 155 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Death - As enacted, removes the limitation that a death must have been anticipated for a registered nurse to make the actual determination and pronouncement of death if a deceased was a patient or resident at a nursing home, hospital, or assisted-care living facility. - Amends TCA Title 68.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 155?

Hale is the primary sponsor of TN HB 155.

Introduced
2025-01-15
Latest action
2025-04-08 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 116
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Haleprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-14

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-01-15

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  3. 2025-01-15

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  4. 2025-01-16

    Ref. to Health Committee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-01-16

    P2C held on desk pending appointment of Standing Committees

  6. 2025-01-28

    Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-02-07

    Sponsor change.

    sponsorship

  8. 2025-02-07

    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

    sponsorship

  9. 2025-02-19

    Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/26/2025

  10. 2025-02-26

    Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/4/2025

  11. 2025-02-26

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee

    referral-committee

  12. 2025-02-26

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  13. 2025-03-04

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2025-03-05

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/6/2025

  15. 2025-03-06

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/10/2025

  16. 2025-03-10

    Comp. SB subst.

  17. 2025-03-10

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  18. 2025-04-08

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 116

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 2/26/2025 Passed

    2025-02-26 · pass · 9-0

  • HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/4/2025 Passed

    2025-03-04 · pass · 19-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Lynn: not voting
  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/10/2025 3/6/2025 (1)

    2025-03-10 · fail · 0-0

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