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TennesseeHB 0702114th General Assembly (2025-2026)HouseWALLET

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 29, relative to medical laboratories.

Sponsored By: Tom Leatherwood (Republican)

Became Law

Health Care

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

No extra license for lab-owned stations

Beginning July 1, 2025, if you own a Tennessee-licensed medical laboratory, your collection stations do not need a separate license. This applies even if specimens are sent elsewhere. You must keep ownership and oversight of the stations. You must keep records and give the board all relevant, non-privileged records during a complaint investigation.

Licenses and rules for collection stations

Beginning July 1, 2025, anyone who runs a collection station but is not the owner of a Tennessee-licensed medical lab must get a board license. All collection stations must follow the board's rules to operate. This adds licensing and compliance duties for those operators.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Tom Leatherwood

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Timothy Hill

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 152 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/24/2025

FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/24/2025

Yes: 33 • No: 0

House vote • 3/17/2025

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/17/2025

Yes: 93 • No: 0

House vote • 3/17/2025

HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE

Yes: 0 • No: 0

House vote • 3/11/2025

HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE

Yes: 18 • No: 0

House vote • 3/5/2025

HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE

Yes: 8 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Pub. Ch. 147

    4/4/2025

  2. Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

    4/4/2025

  3. Signed by Governor.

    4/3/2025

  4. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

    3/27/2025House

  5. Signed by H. Speaker

    3/26/2025House

  6. Signed by Senate Speaker

    3/26/2025Senate

  7. Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

    3/25/2025House

  8. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

    3/24/2025Senate

  9. Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0160)

    3/24/2025Senate

  10. Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0

    3/24/2025Senate

  11. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

    3/20/2025Senate

  12. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

    3/18/2025House

  13. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0067)

    3/17/2025House

  14. Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0

    3/17/2025House

  15. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/17/2025

    3/13/2025House

  16. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/13/2025

    3/12/2025House

  17. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

    3/11/2025House

  18. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee

    3/5/2025House

  19. Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/11/2025

    3/5/2025House

  20. Sponsor(s) Added.

    3/3/2025House

  21. Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/5/2025

    2/26/2025House

  22. Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/5/2025

    2/19/2025House

  23. Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/19/2025

    2/12/2025House

  24. Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee

    2/10/2025House

  25. P2C, ref. to Health Committee

    2/6/2025House

Bill Text

  • HA0067 (Substitute)

    3/17/2025

    PDF

  • Enrolled / Public Chapter

    PDF

  • Fiscal Note

    PDF

  • Introduced

    PDF

  • SA0160

    PDF

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