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.

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Chamber: House
Introduced: Jan 21, 2026
Last action: Apr 27, 2026 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 666
Session: 114
Momentum: 46 · Moderate

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45.6% Uncertain

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Stage base Reported from Committee — base rate 69%, measured from TN's completed sessions
Momentum -1 46/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 168 days quiet

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