All Roll Calls
Yes: 154 • No: 3
TennesseeSB 1753114th General Assembly (2025-2026)Senate
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, Chapter 6 and Title 63, Chapter 9, relative to the practice of medicine.
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Signed by Governor
Health Care
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Clearer practice rules for Tennessee healthcare providers
The law makes clinical judgment about whether treatment fits a person's symptoms and diagnosis part of medical and osteopathic practice. It excludes related nonclinical administrative tasks and official decisions by state employees during contested-case proceedings. This rule creates no new private right to sue. The medical-practice chapter does not bar lawful dentistry, nursing, optometry, podiatry, psychology, or other healing arts under Tennessee law. The law also adds definitions for clinical informatics, lifestyle medicine, and medical virtualist. It takes effect upon becoming law and applies only to actions on or after that date.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
There is no primary sponsor on record.
Cosponsors
Reeves
Affiliation unavailable
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/30/2026
FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 3/30/2026
Yes: 33 • No: 0
House vote • 3/23/2026
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/23/2026
Yes: 84 • No: 1
Senate vote • 2/9/2026
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/9/2026
Yes: 28 • No: 2
Senate vote • 2/4/2026
SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
Yes: 9 • No: 0
Bill Text
HA0721 (Substitute)
3/23/2026
Enrolled / Public Chapter
Fiscal Note
Introduced
SA0465
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