Tennessee House Bill 1285 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 30 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-04-30 - Pub. Ch. 254
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

As enacted, limits who may be named as defendants in a healthcare liability action; provides that in the event a person, entity, or healthcare provider receives notice of a potential claim for healthcare liability, the person, entity, or healthcare provider must, within 30 days of receiving the notice, based upon any reasonable knowledge and information available, provide written notice to the potential claimant of any other person, entity, or healthcare provider who may be a properly named defendant. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 26, Part 1.

As enacted, limits who may be named as defendants in a healthcare liability action; provides that in the event a person, entity, or healthcare provider receives notice of a potential claim for healthcare liability, the person, entity, or healthcare provider must, within 30 days of receiving the notice, based upon any reasonable knowledge and information available, provide written notice to the potential claimant of any other person, entity, or healthcare provider who may be a properly named defendant. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 26, Part 1.

Rep. Jeremy Durham [R]

2015-04-14 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 25 N: 4 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-04-13 - House - FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-30		Pub. Ch. 254
2015-04-30		Effective date(s) 04/24/2015
2015-04-24		Signed by Governor.
2015-04-17	House	Transmitted to Governor for his action.
2015-04-15	Senate	Signed by Senate Speaker
2015-04-15	House	Signed by H. Speaker
2015-04-15	House	Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
2015-04-14	Senate	Passed Senate, Ayes 25, Nays 4
2015-04-14	Senate	Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0375)
2015-04-14	Senate	Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
2015-04-14	Senate	Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
2015-04-13	House	Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
2015-04-13	House	Passed H., as am., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0
2015-04-13	House	H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0264)
2015-04-09	House	H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2015
2015-04-08	House	Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2015
2015-04-02	House	Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to 4/9/2015
2015-04-01	House	Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2015
2015-03-31	House	Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
2015-03-25	House	Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/31/2015
2015-03-25	House	Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
2015-03-18	House	Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2015
2015-03-11	House	Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/25/2015
2015-03-04	House	Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2015
2015-02-24	House	Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
2015-02-24	House	Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
2015-02-23	House	P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee
2015-02-18	House	P1C.
2015-02-12	House	Intro.
2015-02-12	House	Filed for intro.

SB0819 (Crossfiled) 2015-04-30 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 254

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1285&ga=109
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/109/Bill/HB1285.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1285&ga=109