Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee SB 1597
Vital Records - As enacted, enacts "April's Law of 2026," which authorizes a surviving parent, in addition to another next of kin, to formally disagree with the county medical examiner's determination that the manner of death for the parent's child was suicide and request reconsideration from the state chief medical examiner; allows the other parent of a child of the decedent to request a copy of the decedent's death certificate if the child is under 18. - Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 68.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Lamar (Democratic)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Apr 27, 2026): Pub. Ch. 666
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2026 House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/23/2026 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Feb 23, 2026 Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/23/2026 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Feb 17, 2026 Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/17/2026 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- Apr 27, 2026 · House
Pub. Ch. 666 - Apr 27, 2026 · House
Effective date(s) 04/07/2026 - Apr 7, 2026 · House
Signed by Governor. - Mar 27, 2026 · House
Transmitted to Governor for action. - Mar 26, 2026 · House
Signed by H. Speaker - Mar 25, 2026 · Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker - Mar 24, 2026 · House
Enrolled and ready for signatures - Mar 23, 2026 · House
Subst. for comp. HB. - Mar 23, 2026 · House
Passed H., Ayes 87, Nays 0, PNV 0 - Feb 26, 2026 · House
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Feb 23, 2026 · House
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0500) - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 1, PNV 1 - Feb 23, 2026 · House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/23/2026 - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/17/2026 - Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration - Jan 12, 2026 · House
Filed for introduction