# Tennessee HB 2259: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 11, relative to quality improvement committees. Tennessee HB 2259, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 11, relative to quality improvement committees., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Effective date(s) 05/19/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2259-2025-2026 - 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 2259 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 11, relative to quality improvement committees. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-02 - Last action: 2026-05-26, Effective date(s) 05/19/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Health Care - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (144 yes, 5 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Quality review findings stay confidential: cost, low. Findings and conclusions of a healthcare quality improvement committee stay confidential. Providers do not have to share them in court, agency, or other proceedings. If another state or federal law requires disclosure, they share only to comply, and privilege is not waived. The act takes effect whe… - Protected patient talks after medical harm: mixed, low. The law defines an adverse healthcare incident as a death or injury tied to care. After such an incident, a provider or hospital may invite you to an open discussion. If you are a minor, your guardian must join. If you cannot take part or died, a family member or legal representative may join. You… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Jesse Chism (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Ryan Williams (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-15 | Senate | Haynes - FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/15/2026 | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-04-06 | House | Haynes - HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-04-06 | House | Haynes - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 | pass | 87 | 5 | | | 2026-03-31 | House | Haynes - HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE | pass | 17 | 0 | | | 2026-03-25 | House | Haynes - HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (30) - 2026-05-26: Effective date(s) 05/19/2026 - 2026-05-26: Pub. Ch. 1019 - 2026-05-19: Signed by Governor. - 2026-05-07: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-05-05: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-20: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-15: Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0968) (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-04-06: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-06: Passed H., as am., Ayes 87, Nays 5, PNV 1 (House) - 2026-04-06: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0949) (House) - 2026-04-02: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026 (House) - 2026-04-01: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026 (House) - 2026-03-31: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-30: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/31/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/25/2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/25/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 (House) - 2026-02-05: Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-05: P2C, ref. to Health Committee (House) - 2026-02-04: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0949 (Substitute), 2026-04-06: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0949.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1019.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2413.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2259.pdf) - SA0968: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0968.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 2204: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 38, relative to compensation of law enforcement officers. (failed) - HB 2210: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 58 and Title 67, Chapter 4, relative to disaster response. (failed) - HB 2223: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to fireworks. (failed) - HB 2091: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 9, relative to off-highway vehicles. (failed) - HB 2023: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the victims assistance assessment. (failed) - HB 1967: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to leaving the scene of an accident. (failed) ## Sources - [HA0949 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0949.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1019.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2413.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2259.pdf) - [SA0968 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0968.pdf) ## Related - [HB 2204: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 3…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2204-2025-2026) - [HB 2210: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 58 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2210-2025-2026) - [HB 2223: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to fireworks.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2223-2025-2026) - [HB 2091: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 9, relative to off-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2091-2025-2026) - [HB 2023: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the vi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2023-2025-2026) - [HB 1967: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1967-2025-2026) - [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-HB2259-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).