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Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 155: 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.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 155 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Michael Hale (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 8, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 116.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michael HalePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse40

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 116
  2. Sponsor(s) Added.
  3. Comp. SB subst.
  4. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/10/2025
  5. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/6/2025
  6. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
  7. Sponsor(s) Added.
  8. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
  9. Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/4/2025
  10. Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/26/2025
  11. Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
  12. Sponsor change.

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source