Tennessee House Bill 1894 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 26 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-26 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 804
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

As enacted, increases the maximum amount of a life insurance policy from $7,500 to $15,000 in order that a photocopy of a certificate of death, along with certain statements, may constitute proof of death; authorizes certain financial institutions and associations to pay out all accounts of certain deceased, and checks payable to certain decedents or their estates, to certain creditors, relatives, and representatives as long as the sums do not exceed $10,000 in the aggregate. - Amends TCA Title 45 and Title 56.

As enacted, increases the maximum amount of a life insurance policy from $7,500 to $15,000 in order that a photocopy of a certificate of death, along with certain statements, may constitute proof of death; authorizes certain financial institutions and associations to pay out all accounts of certain deceased, and checks payable to certain decedents or their estates, to certain creditors, relatives, and representatives as long as the sums do not exceed $10,000 in the aggregate. - Amends TCA Title 45 and Title 56.

Rep. Patsy Hazlewood [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-26		Comp. became Pub. Ch. 804
2016-03-14	House	Comp. SB subst.
2016-03-10	House	H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/14/2016
2016-03-09	House	Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/10/2016
2016-03-08	House	Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
2016-03-02	House	Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/8/2016
2016-02-23	House	Action def. in Civil Justice Committee to 3/8/2016
2016-02-17	House	Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 2/23/2016
2016-02-17	House	Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
2016-02-10	House	Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/17/2016
2016-02-10	House	Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 2/17/2016
2016-02-03	House	Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/10/2016
2016-01-27	House	Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
2016-01-25	House	P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee
2016-01-21	House	Intro., P1C.
2016-01-19	House	Filed for intro.

SB1972 (Crossfiled) 2016-04-26 - Pub. Ch. 804

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1894&ga=109
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/109/Bill/HB1894.pdf