Tennessee · 114
HB 2539
Health Care - As enacted, makes revisions to health law, including, but not limited to, revising certain reporting requirements, requiring a person licensed by the board of examiners in psychology to complete certain suicide prevention training, defining palliative care, and clarifying certain rulemaking authority of health boards and the commissioner of health. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 48; Title 49; Title 52; Title 53; Title 55; Title 56; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 68.
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Summary AI-generated
Tennessee HB 2539, as enacted, revises health laws by updating reporting requirements and defining palliative care. The bill mandates suicide prevention training for psychologists licensed by the board of examiners and clarifies rulemaking authority for health boards and the commissioner of health. It amends multiple titles of the Tennessee Code Annotated, including Titles 4, 8, 33, 36, 37, 48, 49, 52, 53, 55, 56, 62, 63, and 68.
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Sponsors
- William Lamberth Republican lead
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Motion / question | Chamber | Stage | Roll | Outcome | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2026 Passed (1) | upper | — | 05818dec-6834-4056-b982-10b0b89a2985 | pass | 0 | 0 | 2 | Apr 22, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/05818dec-6834-4056-b982-10b0b89a2985 CC0-1.0 |
| FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION… | lower | — | 20bf2992-4e7d-42ab-b52f-897cf3cf615f | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Apr 22, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/20bf2992-4e7d-42ab-b52f-897cf3cf615f CC0-1.0 |
| FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 8 BY LAMBERTH PASSAGE… | lower | — | 7298531c-1d00-4257-8dd0-f3c60af5fea9 | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Apr 22, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7298531c-1d00-4257-8dd0-f3c60af5fea9 CC0-1.0 |
| HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026… | lower | — | 129ab278-c8bf-4472-8e6e-3c65b17b91d6 | fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Apr 13, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/129ab278-c8bf-4472-8e6e-3c65b17b91d6 CC0-1.0 |
| HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar… | lower | — | cc3d7bb7-a3af-4aa0-9a47-8e2967f73d79 | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Apr 6, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cc3d7bb7-a3af-4aa0-9a47-8e2967f73d79 CC0-1.0 |
| HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations… | lower | — | aff1c526-83de-496a-ac31-23eef618c108 | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mar 31, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/aff1c526-83de-496a-ac31-23eef618c108 CC0-1.0 |
| HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee… | lower | — | 377ce85f-a3f2-4dcc-a773-07439fd3d3b9 | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mar 18, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/377ce85f-a3f2-4dcc-a773-07439fd3d3b9 CC0-1.0 |