HB1807

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38 and Title 68, relative to death certificates.

Complete·4/27/26

Tennessee HB1807 amends death certificate regulations to include surviving parents as next of kin.

Tennessee HB1807 modifies the definition of "next of kin" in Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, to include a surviving parent of the decedent. This change allows surviving parents to request a death certificate, alongside the decedent's spouse, child, parent, or other next of kin. The act also updates the request process to reflect this expanded definition. The changes take effect immediately upon becoming law.

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Roll Call Votes

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History

Apr 27

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 666

Mar 23

House

Comp. SB subst.

Mar 23

House

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