# Tennessee HB 0495: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63 and Title 68, relative to medical records. Tennessee HB 0495, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63 and Title 68, relative to medical records., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0495-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 0495 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63 and Title 68, relative to medical records. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-29 - Last action: 2025-05-08, Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (156 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New fee limits for Tennessee medical records: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee sets new medical-record fees and access rules. Requesters pay paper-copy costs, capped at $25 for five pages or fewer, plus 50 cents per additional page. Printed radiology images cost up to $20 each, and mailing costs the actual postage. Requested certification or… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-15 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/15/2025 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2025-03-31 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-31 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/31/2025 | pass | 95 | 0 | | | 2025-03-25 | House | HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE | pass | 23 | 0 | | | 2025-03-19 | House | HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (25) - 2025-05-08: Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 - 2025-05-08: Pub. Ch. 339 - 2025-05-02: Signed by Governor. - 2025-04-22: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2025-04-22: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-04-16: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2025-04-15: Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0157) (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2025-03-31: Passed H., as am., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2025-03-31: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-03-31: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0180) (House) - 2025-03-27: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/31/2025 (House) - 2025-03-26: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/27/2025 (House) - 2025-03-25: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/25/2025 (House) - 2025-03-19: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee (House) - 2025-03-12: Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/19/2025 (House) - 2025-02-05: Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-05: P2C, ref. to Health Committee (House) - 2025-02-03: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-01-29: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0180 (Substitute), 2025-03-31: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0180.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0339.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0495.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0495.pdf) - SA0157: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0157.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (failed) - HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed) - SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed) - SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (signed) - SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 204 of the Private Acts of 1990; and an… (failed) - SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapte… (failed) ## Sources - [HA0180 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0180.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0339.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0495.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0495.pdf) - [SA0157 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0157.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026) - [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026) - [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026) - [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026) - [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026) - [SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2716-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0495-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).