# Tennessee SB 1753: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, Chapter 6 and Title 63, Chapter 9, relative to the practice of medicine.

Tennessee SB 1753, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, Chapter 6 and Title 63, Chapter 9, relative to the practice of medicine., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-28 (Effective date(s) 04/14/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1753
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, Chapter 6 and Title 63, Chapter 9, relative to the practice of medicine.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-20
- Last action: 2026-04-28, Effective date(s) 04/14/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Health Care
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (154 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Clearer practice rules for Tennessee healthcare providers: benefit, low. 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…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Reeves

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-30 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 3/30/2026 | pass | 33 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-23 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/23/2026 | pass | 84 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-09 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/9/2026 | pass | 28 | 2 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- HA0721 (Substitute), 2026-03-23: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0721.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0697.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1753.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1753.pdf)
- SA0465: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0465.pdf)

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## Sources
- [HA0721 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0721.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0697.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1753.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1753.pdf)
- [SA0465 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0465.pdf)

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- [SB 1602: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1602-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1753-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).