TN HB0979 | 2025-2026 | 114th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 27 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-27 - Effective date(s) 05/21/2025, 07/01/2025, 01/01/2026
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 27 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-27 - Effective date(s) 05/21/2025, 07/01/2025, 01/01/2026
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
As enacted, establishes licensure of anesthesiologist assistants; revises provisions authorizing hospitals to employ certain licensed physicians for certain medical services. - Amends TCA Title 47; Title 63 and Title 68.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to health care.
Sponsors
| Rep. Ryan Williams [R] | Rep. Mark White [R] | Rep. Antonio Parkinson [D] | Rep. G.A. Hardaway [D] |
| Rep. Richard Scarbrough [R] |
Roll Calls
2025-04-22 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-22 - House - FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT (Y: 79 N: 10 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-21 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration (Y: 31 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-16 - House - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 72 N: 5 NV: 11 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-15 - House - HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (Y: 23 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-14 - House - HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-07 - House - HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (Y: 11 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-01 - House - HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee (Y: 21 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-19 - House - HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee (Y: 6 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-22 - House - FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT (Y: 79 N: 10 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-21 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration (Y: 31 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-16 - House - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 72 N: 5 NV: 11 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-15 - House - HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (Y: 23 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-14 - House - HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-07 - House - HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (Y: 11 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-01 - House - HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee (Y: 21 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-19 - House - HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee (Y: 6 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-27 | Effective date(s) 05/21/2025, 07/01/2025, 01/01/2026 | |
| 2025-05-27 | Pub. Ch. 509 | |
| 2025-05-21 | Signed by Governor. | |
| 2025-05-09 | House | Transmitted to Governor for his action. |
| 2025-05-08 | Senate | Signed by Senate Speaker |
| 2025-04-30 | House | Signed by H. Speaker |
| 2025-04-25 | House | Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | Conference Committee report adopted, Ayes 31, Nays 0 |
| 2025-04-22 | House | Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 79, Nays 10 PNV 6 |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | Conference Committee appointed. |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | Conference Committee appointed (Williams, Terry, Farmer, B. Martin, Shaw) |
| 2025-04-22 | House | H. refused to recede from its non-concurrence in SA 1 & 2 |
| 2025-04-22 | House | H. Placed on Message Calendar 4 for 4/22/2025 |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | Senate refused to recede from its non-concurrence in House Amendments 1 & 2 |
| 2025-04-22 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2025-04-22 | House | H. nonconcurred in S. am. no. 1 & 2 HB0979 |
| 2025-04-22 | House | H. Placed on Message Calendar 3 for 4/22/2025 |
| 2025-04-21 | Senate | Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 1, PNV 1 |
| 2025-04-21 | Senate | Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0317) |
| 2025-04-21 | Senate | Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0264) |
| 2025-04-21 | Senate | Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. |
| 2025-04-17 | Senate | Received from House, Passed on First Consideration |
| 2025-04-16 | House | Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. |
| 2025-04-16 | House | Passed H., as am., Ayes 72, Nays 5, PNV 11 |
| 2025-04-16 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2025-04-16 | House | H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0248) |
| 2025-04-15 | House | H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025 |
| 2025-04-15 | House | Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025 |
| 2025-04-15 | House | Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee |
| 2025-04-14 | House | Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2025 |
| 2025-04-14 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2025-04-14 | House | Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025 |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/7/2025 |
| 2025-04-01 | House | Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/1/2025 |
| 2025-03-25 | House | Action def. in Health Committee to 4/1/2025 |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/25/2025 |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee |
| 2025-03-12 | House | Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/19/2025 |
| 2025-03-12 | House | Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee |
| 2025-03-12 | House | Ref. to Health Committee - Government Operations for Review |
| 2025-02-24 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2025-02-10 | House | P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. |
| 2025-02-06 | House | Intro., P1C. |
| 2025-02-05 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB0764 (Crossfiled) 2025-05-27 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 509
