# Tennessee HB 0186: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, Chapter 6, relative to surgical assistants.

Tennessee HB 0186, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, Chapter 6, relative to surgical assistants., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2025-04-08 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 59) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 0186
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, Chapter 6, relative to surgical assistants.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Last action: 2025-04-08, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 59
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Medical Occupations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (28 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: T.J. Hardaway (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Esther Helton-Haynes (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-13 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | House | HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE | pass | 19 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-26 | House | HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-04-08: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 59
- 2025-03-13: Comp. SB subst. (House)
- 2025-03-13: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-03-06: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/13/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-05: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/6/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-04: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2025-02-26: Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/4/2025 (House)
- 2025-02-26: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee (House)
- 2025-02-19: Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/26/2025 (House)
- 2025-02-03: Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-02-03: P2C, ref. to Health Committee (House)
- 2025-01-27: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2025-01-16: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0059.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0174.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0186.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0059.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0174.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0186.pdf)

## Related
- [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 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)
- [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 2725: AN ACT to amend Chapter 48 of the Private Acts of 1919; as amended and rewritte…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2725-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0186-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).